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In pictures From New York to Seoul: 10 of the best designs for water-stressed cities

We visit the cities putting beautiful design at the heart of their efforts to cope with the dual challenges of flooding and water scarcity

From New York to Seoul: 10 of the best designs for water-stressed cities
Live chat Water resilient cities: how is business building them?

Experts will take your questions on sponge cities live in the comments section of this page on Monday 26 October between 1-2pm GMT

Water resilient cities: how is business building them?
Nestlé Lawsuit claims food and beverage giant is illegally bottling California water

Environmental groups claim Nestlé is breaking federal law by operating on an expired permit to remove millions of gallons of water from a southern California forest despite the state’s historic drought

Lawsuit claims food and beverage giant is illegally bottling California water

The madness of drinking bottled water shipped halfway round the world

We can’t get enough of it, but the long-term environmental impacts of bottling and transporting water across countries are doing more damage than we realise
Where your favourite bottled water comes from – in pictures
- Where your favourite bottled water comes from – in pictures
The madness of drinking bottled water shipped halfway round the world
The tech industry is threatening to drink California dry

With water in ever-shorter supply in drought-ravaged California, Silicon Valley data centres are trying to reduce their needs for cooling

The tech industry is threatening to drink California dry
Germany's hypocrisy over Greece water privatisation

Germany has been criticised for pushing Greece to sell off its water utilities when many of Europe’s largest cities, including Berlin, are buying back theirs

Germany's hypocrisy over Greece water privatisation
Brazil considers vaccines and GM mosquitoes to tackle dengue fever

An epidemic of dengue fever in Brazil is under control but without the development of long-term solutions, businesses and society will suffer

Brazil considers vaccines and GM mosquitoes to tackle dengue fever

Perth's water worries: how one of the driest cities is fighting climate change

From locating leaky pipes with acoustic listening to reusing wastewater, Western Australia’s capital is using technology to bridge the water gap

Perth's water worries: how one of the driest cities is fighting climate change
China's sponge cities: soaking up water to reduce flood risks

From permeable roads to rooftop gardens, cities are investing in ways to harvest rainwater

China's sponge cities: soaking up water to reduce flood risks

$8bn habitat conservation plan scrapped as California prioritises agribusiness

$8bn habitat conservation plan scrapped as California prioritises agribusiness

Overfishing is as big a threat to humanity as it is to our oceans

Dermot O'Gorman

As market leader John West commits to sustainably sourced tuna, WWF Australia CEO says the move will drive fishery reform, helping to provide food security for Pacific islanders as well as save vulnerable marine species

Overfishing is as big a threat to humanity as it is to our oceans
Reimagining New Orleans as America's most resilient waterfront city

Han Meyer

Ten years after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, engineers, urban designers, landscape architects and city planners are reimagining the city to create sustainable growth in jobs and investment

Reimagining New Orleans as America's most resilient waterfront city
- Multiple dams are an ominous threat to life on the Mekong River
  
  Marc Goichot in Ho Chi Minh City
  
  Multiple dams are an ominous threat to life on the Mekong River
- Five years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, we are closer than ever to catastrophe
  
  András Tilcsik and Chris Clearfield
  
  Five years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, we are closer than ever to catastrophe
- Fukushima Water: the fictitious energy drink goes on sale
  
  Fukushima Water: the fictitious energy drink goes on sale

Will Uber and Grab help or hinder Malaysia's congestion crisis?

The spread of car-sharing may encourage more people to ditch their vehicles in cities like Kuala Lumpur where public transport has failed

Will Uber and Grab help or hinder Malaysia's congestion crisis?
Garbage in, energy out: creating biofuel from plastic waste

An Australian startup has found a way to transform end-of-life plastics into bio-crude fuel. But is this a sustainable solution or just pollution displacement?

Garbage in, energy out: creating biofuel from plastic waste
The secret to success for inclusive business? Asking the right questions

A toolkit that is specifically developed with the BoP context in mind will help enterprise leaders avoid some classic mistakes that many BoP ventures seem to make over and over, while providing a roadmap for their journey to scale

The secret to success for inclusive business? Asking the right questions

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