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'It's time for less talking and more doing,' says Abdulla Balalaa, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Energy and Sustainability. Nilanjana Gupta / The National

UN conference will shine spotlight on world's water crisis, says UAE minister

USJuly 16, 2026

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Guba, Ethiopia. AFP

Egypt-Ethiopia dispute overshadowed by Horn of Africa tensions

MENAJuly 14, 2026

A fisherman manoeuvres his boat through Iraq's Hawizeh Marsh. AFP

World's water supplies heading for irreversible decline, warns UN's Guterres

USJuly 13, 2026

Cane and rice farmer Satyavan Narwal at a dried-up pond bed in Kathura village, Haryana, India.

UN experts warn world has entered 'water bankruptcy' as global scarcity worsens

NewsJuly 07, 2026

Dewa generates, transmits and distributes power and potable water throughout Dubai. Victor Besa / The National

Utility Dewa creates unit to develop energy and water projects worldwide

EnergyJune 21, 2026

Yemenis collect water from a donated tank amid a severe shortage on the outskirts of Sanaa, December 11, 2001. EPA

The world is missing global water targets

CommentJune 05, 2026

Flooding has done little to replenish Syria's depleted groundwater reserves. AFP

Flooding masks Syria’s ‘catastrophic’ water shortage caused by illegal wells

MENAJune 03, 2026

The National

Shadi's take on the water crisis in Gaza

CartoonJune 02, 2026

Floodwaters in Syria's Deir Ezzor province after heavy rain and the opening of dams in Turkey pushed the Euphrates to its limit. AFP

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Euphrates River flooding recedes in eastern Syria

MENAMay 31, 2026

Water has stopped being the invisible utility beneath the global economy. Getty Images

Why water rights will become the asset class of the 21st century

EconomyMay 23, 2026

The Port of Fujairah, where EtihadWE's next water desalination plant will be developed. Photo: UAE Presidential Court

Fujairah to get $285m water desalination plant

BusinessMay 05, 2026

The teams will now move into the real-world testing phase of the challenge. Getty

Mohamed bin Zayed Water Initiative announces finalists for agriculture challenge

UAEApril 30, 2026

The National

Shadi's take on Gaza's water crisis

CartoonApril 29, 2026

Saroj Kumar Jha, the World Bank's global water director, says it is crucial to reframe water from a public good into an asset class. Salim A Essaid / The National

Water mismanagement is already damaging economic growth, World Bank warns

EconomyApril 24, 2026

The Gulf is one of the most water-scarce regions in the world, with per capita natural water availability far below the global average. Chris Whiteoak / The National

How the UAE and its Gulf neighbours can help keep a thirsty world hydrated

CommentApril 17, 2026

A woman washes clothes at an irrigation pump in Manikganj, Bangladesh. Annual water spending in developing countries totals about 0.5 per cent of their GDP. Reuters

World Bank taps private capital to build water economy and protect 1.7 billion jobs

EconomyApril 15, 2026

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