At Lund University, two hundred researchers specialise in water – they are gathered in a “Water Portal”.

The earth is both inundated and drying up

The earth is both inundated and drying up. Water supply is a complex phenomenon that has probably never been more complicated – or more important – than now. Kenneth M. Persson is a professor of water resources engineering and he took the initiative for Lund University’s Water Portal, which involves...

The drought, the rain and the sea – God’s instruments

Water has always been the difference between life and death. In the Old Testament, drought is commonly attributed to poor relations with God. Ola Wikander takes us back and tells us about the perception of water in ancient times. In the Old Testament, drought is a sign that something is...

Water mafia take advantage of the poor

Despite rules and legislation on water for all at a reasonable cost, water shortages hit the poor hardest. In slums in large cities, illegal water mafia have emerged that take advantage of people’s desperate need for water. Maryam Nastar has studied water politics in two fast growing cities, Hyderabad in...

Treacherously beautiful

Have you ever gone swimming in a lake, and come out of the water covered with a thin layer of mucus that itches? Then you might have been subjected to gonyostomum semen – freshwater algae that previously only existed in forest ponds and swamps, but that are now invading other...