The UN 2023 Water Conference and World Water Day 2023 on 22 March will be a call to action for every single person on the planet to accelerate change to solve the water and sanitation crisis around the world. Currently, 2.3 billion people live in water-stressed countries, of which more than 733 million people…
Tonga is an isolated Pacific Island country, which needs to find new ways to adapt to challenging water and sanitation issues, especially in the aftermath of the HT-HH Volcanic Eruption and tsunami, the Tonga delegation told the UN Water Conference 2023 this month in New York.
Water resources are a key component of global sustainability, especially in light of the mounting environmental challenges posed by climate change. We asked some of MEI’s Climate and Water Program scholars to share their perspective on strategies and opportunities that could most readily alleviate the region’s water security concerns.