As a warming planet intensifies droughts, disrupts rainfall patterns, and fuels urban sprawl, a basic yet critical question ...

With half of the world's population already facing water scarcity, countries are joining forces to tackle the global crisis. We visited Jordan and Cyprus, two countries facing water challenges, where ...

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FILE - A worker walks over the pipeline that transports seawater to filters at Europe's largest desalination plant for drinking water located in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus said Wednesday it plans to subsidize construction of private desalination plants at hotels to ensure the tourism-reliant island nation has enough fresh water too ...

Efforts to mitigate the country’s water shortage are intensely focussed on the rapid acquisition of desalination plants, viewed as the most effective way to secure long term adequacy.

Cyprus already has four permanent desalination plants in operation, each producing 235,000 cubic meters (8.3 million cubic feet) of fresh water daily. A fifth plant is out of action due to a fire.

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