The Globalist

Microplastics from plastic water bottles can be found everywhere — in meat and dairy products, fish, human blood and even close to the summit of Mount Everest.

Most Iranians live in cities. Protests are no longer confined to Tehran and other big cities, as the move to small cities is changing the landscape of protests.

Terrorism, oil, the crisis in Iraq, the Syrian civil war and geopolitics all weigh against the birth of a new Kurdish state.

Can Africa provide clean, safe water for its urban and suburban communities?

Water, water everywhere … and nowhere.

China dams the Mekong, threatening other nations’ peace and livelihood

Do the benefits of bottled water make up for the strain put on the environment?

Will Mexico City be able to stop and fix a decades-long abuse of its freshwater resources?

Are water shortages in Asia temporary or the result of poor environmental policies?

Which key environmental challenges have to be addressed?