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From the Spanish Blue Community / Blue City of Cádiz and its public water service: Aguas de Cádiz launches a new edition of ‘Water in School’ to raise awareness among more than 1,500 students about the responsible use of the resource. blue-community.net/blue-news…

Criminal networks threaten the Amazon. Indigenous leaders want the UN to act Indigenous leaders from across the Amazon are taking their fight against illegal mining, drug trafficking and deforestation to a United Nations conference in Vienna. apnews.com/article/amazon-un…

World faces nature reality check at UN biodiversity conference World leaders, diplomats and nature experts gather in Armenia this week to assess lagging efforts to halt biodiversity loss. reuters.com/business/environ…

Israel’s natural water reserves hit 100-year low after two years of drought Despite rainfall approaching the national average in 2025-2026, the volume of water available in the Sea of Galilee over two seasons was the lowest in a century of measurements. calcalistech.com/ctechnews/a…

Upcoming BLUE EVENTS: ➡️October 19: UN Special Rapporteur in Zurich ➡️October 21: EurEau Congress 2026 in Zurich ➡️October 24: Reuss @ Climat Action Day Bern More at blue-community.net/category/…

Blue University Exchange on Monday, 2 November 2026 Eawag – the Swiss Aquatic Research Institute, will present the institution, its sanitation, water and solid waste research department and its global learning initiatives. Open for guests with registration blue-community.net/2026/06/n…

Water Affordability: Facts Behind the Crisis [Livable Future LIVE] Join us for a discussion on Food & Water Watch’s new research about the water affordability crisis in the United States. mobilize.us/fww/event/100040…

Global multidimensional poverty is on the rise again The Multidimensional Poverty Index measures deprivation related to health, education , and living standards (nutrition, child mortality rate, years of schooling, electricity, clean water, sanitation) vietnam.vn/en/nguoi-ngheo-da…

Mystery deaths raise water safety fears Residents of Islamabad's outskirts seek probe and laboratory testing of drinking water tribune.com.pk/story/2635463…

New Mexico AG finds ‘substantial share’ of Project Jupiter public comments raise concerns After analyzing some 17,000 public comments, New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said many relating to Project Jupiter raise concerns. sourcenm.com/2026/10/14/new-…

Newsletter from the Blue Communities KeneElouTe Mali and Switzerland: World Peace Week – September 2026. blue-community.net/blue-news…

From the British Blue Community ‘We Own It’: Block water bill hikes and bring insolvent Thames Water into public ownership, open letter demands. blue-community.net/blue-news…

UK’s never ending (?) water privatisation desaster: Stinky business: south London bike shop hit by ‘unbearable’ stench from Thames Water sewer Owner and mechanics fear for their health and future of the Herne Hill shop with no date for fixing problem theguardian.com/uk-news/2026…

Makhanda residents battle sewage, water cuts & unsafe housing During a recent visit to the Eastern Cape town, Eyewitness News found communities grappling with overflowing sewage drains, water shortages, unsafe housing and polluted waterways. ewn.co.za/2026/10/15/lge-202…

Worsening water crisis sparks protests in Mexico's Guadalajara Concerns rise over water quality in major Mexican city. Study finds lead, mercury, nitrates and E. coli in household samples. reuters.com/business/environ…

Improving "water efficiency" of data centres is a red herring How should we understand and evaluate the complex issues, water amongst them, that data centres generate? water-alternatives.org/index…

Safe water, better lives in the Kyrgyz Republic With support from donors, EBRD investments have helped nearly 3 million people access safe drinking water and improved services ebrd.com/home/news-and-event…

ZAWYA: African groups demand end to water privatisation, push continental funding benchmark tradingview.com/news/reuters…

Moldova Advances Efforts to Improve Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Schools With support from Germany, UNICEF has helped improve facilities in 52 schools across Moldova unicef.org/moldova/en/press-…

Amazonia Briefing: Recording Online Aquatic Ecosystems and the Human Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation in the Amazon. Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to water and sanitation, present this policy brief in Geneva. blue-community.net/blue-news…