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Breaking the menopause taboo

Women live an average of 30 years after menopause. Normalising menopause as a life event requires greater research, investment and cultural acceptance.

Calling out modern slavery

A crisis affecting 50 million people around the world is coming into clearer view.

Governments want babies, but people want choices

More people are choosing not to have children, sparking big debates and changing how we view family and society.

Dry hard: the challenge of storing Mekong rain

While rainfall is important, how it is collected, stored and distributed is crucial to dealing with the region’s increasingly drier spells.

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Mekong drought increases risk of human trafficking

For some, leaving the Mekong Delta to find a livelihood is the only option despite the risk of being trafficked into forced labour.

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The Mekong is drying up. What now?

Climate change and increased human activity are putting one of Asia’s most important river systems under duress. It will require a sustained and coordinated effort to fix things.

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It’s a long road from uni innovation to commercial reality

We may punch above our weight when it comes to research, but we certainly don’t in realising the commercial impact from it.

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Singapore’s race to self-sufficiency in Malaysia water stoush

Building tensions between Singapore and Malaysia over its water agreement are setting the two on a collision course over scarcity and sustainability.

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Water worries: Indonesia and the US have plenty in common

Despite being on other sides of the planet, Jakarta and Iowa are staring down similar issues around water hygiene and supply.

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Think global and act local to avoid a Day Zero

South Africa dodged a water disaster in 2018, providing lessons for cities facing similar crises. But copying everything from Cape Town would be a mistake.

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Best plans hit a snag on the way to saving Australia’s biggest river

Australia attempted a national management plan for its long-suffering Murray-Darling River. Over a decade later, what are the lessons for others?

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Conflicts loom if we don’t solve the global water crisis

Tensions around access to and management of water are heightening all over the world. Finding ways to de-escalate and innovate is a matter of life and death.

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China changes tack on water politics

Long a source of tension with its neighbours, China’s transboundary rivers are opening opportunities for regional cooperation.

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Access to water is a crisis for the powerless

Fair access to water is an issue for millions of people in India. Who controls access and how this is governed needs fixing.

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Calling out modern slavery

Governments want babies, but people want choices

Dry hard: the challenge of storing Mekong rain

Mekong drought increases risk of human trafficking

The Mekong is drying up. What now?

It’s a long road from uni innovation to commercial reality

Singapore’s race to self-sufficiency in Malaysia water stoush

Water worries: Indonesia and the US have plenty in common

Think global and act local to avoid a Day Zero

Best plans hit a snag on the way to saving Australia’s biggest river

Conflicts loom if we don’t solve the global water crisis

China changes tack on water politics

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