First Nations communities along the Murray-Darling Basin have developed a new concept of water management called ‘cultural flows’ that will not only restore life to Country but also justice to First Nations communities. Cultural flows return water and its rights and...

Access to running water is a significant issue in many developing countries, and it is also a problem in the United States. In the Navajo Nation, close to 40 percent of homes are without running water or sanitation facilities. Additionally, the remote locations of...

For many Canadians, turning on the tap and filling up the glass doesn’t seem like a huge deal, but for others like those in Canada’s Indigenous communities, it’s not that simple. Indigenous First Nations communities in Canada have been grappling with the issue of...

Iraq is running out of water since water levels in the Euphrates and Tigris rivers have dropped by half. Iraq’s government blames upstream water use by its neighbours as the primary culprit but has been criticised for not taking any steps at climate mitigation or...

“South Africa is one of the world’s driest countries, receiving approximately one-quarter of average levels of rainfall, with most precipitation confined to small areas of the country.” This video from the Natural Resource Stewardship Programme discusses how they are...

Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) have been found to contaminate much of the United States waterways, to the extent that they can be found in 99% of Americans' blood. In this Vox documentary, we learn about the effects of these ‘forever chemicals’...

“The water problem here is really affecting everything – we spend all our days looking for water” This piece by Al Jazeera features how people in Northern Ghana are struggling to access water – and are turning to rivers to survive. This is, however, under threat from...

“The global water crisis is at an inflection point. How do we price our most valuable resource, while also ensuring access to it as a human right?” In partnership with Vox Media Studios and Vox, this documentary seeks to explain the world’s water crisis, featuring...

In this Vice Documentary, we hear from Professor Deborah McGregor, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Environmental Justice at Osgoode Hall Law School, about how human systems are exacerbating the global water crisis. Professor McGregor argues that we need to...

A new Stanford study has found that Jordan will face an increasing number of destabilising water shortages unless the nation implements comprehensive reform, from fixing leaky pipes to desalinating seawater. In this video we learn the factors causing this trend, and...