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Water security

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Abdulla Balalaa said December's water conference could not be approached as 'business as usual'. Photo: 2026 UN Water Conference

Call to world leaders for water summit in Abu Dhabi

UAEOctober 31, 2026
A man crosses the Abu Lehya river in the Dhi Qar province that suffered a drought-induced drop in water level in 2023. AFP

The global water conversation is changing – now the UAE and the world must act

CommentOctober 15, 2026
The initiative will train 50 Emiratis and UAE residents to produce digital content raising awareness of water issues. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Young content creators to be trained in water awareness before UN conference in Abu Dhabi

UAEOctober 12, 2026
Farmers from the rural commune of Sampona tend to their parched land as they await the arrival of rain in the Amboasary-South district of Madagascar. AFP

UAE report examines how to power AI in a water-scarce world

UAEOctober 07, 2026
President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi said Egypt 'will not tolerate any action that touches its water security'. Reuters

El Sisi says Egypt's Nile water share is 'historical and legal' right

MENAOctober 06, 2026
Abdulla Balalaa, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Energy and Sustainability, promotes the UN Water Conference on the sidelines of UNGA. The National

GCC member states in talks over water co-operation, says senior UAE official

UAESeptember 24, 2026
Egypt has sought to reinforce its argument that the Nile cannot be left to unilateral decisions upstream, such as Ethiopia's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project, pictured. AFP

Egypt sets out new case against Ethiopia in Nile dam dispute

MENASeptember 21, 2026
Abdulla Balalaa, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Energy and Sustainability, speaks at a media briefing to promote the UN Water Conference. Photo: 2026 UN Water Conference

Private sector has 'major role in tackling water scarcity'

UAESeptember 07, 2026
Ras Al Khair power and desalination plant in Saudi Arabia uses multi-stage flash distillation and reverse osmosis to produce fresh water. Fayez Nureldine / AFP

Gulf pours billions into water security to boost AI and industry ambitions

EnergyAugust 22, 2026
A man walks on the dry riverbed of the Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad earlier this year. AFP

Global water governance is fragmented. We can fix this in Abu Dhabi

CommentJuly 22, 2026
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham takes a water break during his first official visit as leader of the Labour party last week. Getty

Is Andy Burnham preparing for a water war?

CommentJuly 22, 2026
Manhat recently congratulated its first group of pupils who took part in its first Young Water Innovators' Programme.

UAE water tech start-up's young innovators graduate from programme

TechnologyJuly 20, 2026
'It's time for less talking and more doing,' says Abdulla Balalaa, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Energy and Sustainability. Nilanjana Gupta / The National

UN conference will shine spotlight on world's water crisis, says UAE minister

USJuly 16, 2026
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Guba, Ethiopia. AFP

Egypt-Ethiopia dispute overshadowed by Horn of Africa tensions

MENAJuly 14, 2026
A fisherman manoeuvres his boat through Iraq's Hawizeh Marsh. AFP

World's water supplies heading for irreversible decline, warns UN's Guterres

USJuly 13, 2026
Cane and rice farmer Satyavan Narwal at a dried-up pond bed in Kathura village, Haryana, India.

UN experts warn world has entered 'water bankruptcy' as global scarcity worsens

NewsJuly 07, 2026
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