Researchers' calculations show that modern agricultural water management (AWM) practices can only sustainably provide food for 3.4 billion people. There is no way they can cover the consumption needs of a population of 10 billion in 2050. Experts at the World Bank suggest what needs to change to counter the global water-food imbalance.

Disappearing lakes are one of the most disturbing symptoms of global climate change - from Central Asia to Africa and South America, entire bodies of water are shrinking, leaving behind dust, salinity and health risks for millions of people. One of the most dramatic examples is the Aral Sea. A recent publication by Polish scientists sheds new light on this disaster, showing the long-term health effects and the importance of restoring the ecosystem to improve the quality of life of its inhabitants.

Across the water sector, two operating models sit side by side: highly automated treatment trains running on SCADA and predictive control, and labour-intensive plants where outcomes still depend on who walks the catwalk at 2 a.m. The gap between them is not just generational — it changes risk, cost, compliance, and the kind of operator the work demands. Here's an honest look at what each model actually delivers, where each one earns its keep, and the migration path most utilities follow in practice.

UBS analysts say drought conditions across the US agricultural belt are the worst for March since records began in 1895 — and among the three driest months of any kind on record, behind only the 1934 Dust Bowl. With winter wheat crops already stressed and Mississippi River levels sharply down, a second supply shock may be forming in US agriculture. Here's what irrigation operators and water managers should be watching.

Kazakhstan is no longer framing its water shortage as an environmental issue — it is framing it as a ceiling on GDP. With a projected 50% shortfall by 2040, conveyance losses of up to 60%, and nearly half of river inflow originating upstream in other countries, the case offers sharp lessons for any irrigation district grappling with ageing infrastructure, climate stress, and transboundary dependency.

Experts agree: Calgary’s multiple watermain woes were inevitable. Siegfried Kiefer led an independent panel who examined the causes of the 2024 Bearspaw South Feeder Main failure and gathered their conclusions […] The post Better oversight of Calgary’s watermain system needed to avoid future failures appeared first on Water Canada.