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drought-management
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The Independentscience11 hrs agoDeveloping
Arizona, California and Nevada Propose Two-Year Colorado River Water Cuts
The three states announced a plan to conserve up to 1 million acre-feet of water through 2028 to stabilize reservoirs after the driest winter on record. The proposal adds to existing cuts, bringing total savings to 3.2 million acre-feet. The agreement requires federal and state a…
The Independentworld1 day agoDeveloping
UNCCD Reports $878 Billion Annual Cost of Land Degradation, Highlights $278 Billion Funding Gap
Yasmine Fouad, UNCCD executive secretary since 2025 and former Egyptian environment minister, highlighted a $278 billion annual shortfall in funding to combat land degradation. The latest UNCCD assessment shows only $77 billion is currently mobilised each year against a required…