Water scarcity is a widespread issue in Africa. How can we improve energy access and food security without increasing water consumption?

We spend money to buy our food, but the environment also pays a price. Can you guess which food products consume more resources? Take this quiz to find out.

Celebrating the World Oceans Day, BIOPAMA Team continues to improve our knowledge of the oceans and makes the best information available to preserve culture and natural marine resources.

The lack of handwashing facilities in Africa hampers the fight against infectious diseases such as COVID-19.

Water and energy are connected. Energy can be renewed but water sources are finite. How do we avoid problems in the future?

The ocean energy sector is still in its infancy, but the JRC is looking at future technologies that will harness ocean tides and waves to generate energy.

Earth's surface water is intensely dynamic. Water bodies change in size all the time, but these changes are not reflected on maps.

The molecular ecology laboratories of the Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy deal with molecular ecotoxicology and microbiology.    

Discover how EU scientists characterise different types of water to examine if it contains chemicals released by human activities. 

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