Here’s looking at you, Qatar: Water management in a desert state
With just 1000m2 of natural fresh water available per person, one of the Arabian Peninsula’s smallest countries has to innovate to irrigate. We look at what that means, and how other parts of the planet can learn from this arid playbook.
WATCH: Earth Overshoot Day 2023 and Ecological Balance Sheets explained
It’s 2nd August and humanity has reached its annual budget for natural resources in 2023 – exceeding the planet’s capacity for regeneration over a 12 month period. It’s a bleak anniversary that continues to get earlier.