As the world grapples with water scarcity, deteriorating water quality, and increasingly frequent extreme weather events, the importance of timely and accurate Earth observation data in decision-making cannot be overstated.
USAID’s REAL-Water has compiled a rich spatially explicit dataset of water quality and scarcity parameters for India to assist decision-makers and researchers in understanding the distribution
Water and climate change are inextricably linked. From rising sea levels to increasingly frequent and severe floods and droughts, climate change affects water access, availability, and quality.
Unprecedented drought pushing millions into starvation in the Horn of Africa. Rising conflict over shrinking natural resources. Surging cholera caseloads across the world. What do all of these things have in common? Water.
In Iraq, rising temperatures, reduced rainfall, and dropping water levels are all increasing the risk of drought and desertification. Growing water scarcity across the country threatens the health and livelihoods of at least seven million Iraqis.