Water pollution is killing millions of Indians. Here's how …
2019年10月4日 · A recent World Bank report suggests that such a release of pollution upstream lowers economic growth in downstream areas, reducing GDP growth in these regions by up to …
Why we need to address global water security now
2015年12月2日 · The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and …
This is how long everyday plastic items last in the ocean
2018年11月2日 · As the chart below shows, fishing line is the worst offender, taking up to 600 years to biodegrade, while disposable diapers will take as long as plastic bottles – 450 years – …
These breakthrough technologies can lead us to a zero water …
2024年1月18日 · Fluid Analytics Inc. (India /US) is specifically targeting urban water pollution using robotics and artificial intelligence to monitor water infrastructure health, waterway …
Tackling urban India's pollution problems | World Economic Forum
2020年1月16日 · Delhi has come under the special spotlight due to record levels of air, water pollution and waste management disasters. But these problems are not exclusive to the city of …
This 3D map lets you track global pollution in real time
2017年3月9日 · We know that air pollution is a major contributor to ill health and early death. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 92% of the world’s population live in places …
Pollution: it isn't all bad, in fact it can be pretty useful
2016年11月25日 · The carbon from the pollution is then mixed with oils and water to make art supplies. The company claims that it takes as little as 30 minutes for the device to capture …
This disturbing map shows just how much plastic is floating in our ...
2016年6月8日 · Eriksen spent six years travelling the world taking samples to estimate the overall amount of plastic floating in the water. The most common type he found were so-called …
This is what climate change costs economies around the world
2023年11月29日 · Extreme weather, climate and water-related events caused almost $1.5 trillion of economic losses in the decade to 2019, up from $184 billion in the 1970s, according to a …
Water management is political. A climate scientist explains why
2023年3月22日 · And, in doing so, we created an illusion of control. So that today nobody really thinks about water all that much. But that illusion is breaking, and that's the biggest challenge …