Geht uns das Wasser aus? (Ausgabe III/2022)

“Water is like a mirror”

An interview with

Droughts, forest fires, floods: humanity is quietly heading for a climate crisis. With his photo series on the subject of water, Mustafah Abdulaziz is holding a mirror up to what's happening. A conversation

Geht uns das Wasser aus? (Ausgabe III/2022)

Uncontrollable force of nature

by A. L. Kennedy

We splash in the sea, sail on ships and fish in rivers - but water has always taught us awe

Are we running out of water? (Issue III/2022)

The wave

by Suthu Magiwane

The ocean doesn’t care about skin colour or origin: A surfer’s life in South Africa

Are we running out of water? (Issue III/2022)

“We are mismanaging it badly”

in conversation with Aditi Mukherji

Melting glaciers, rising sea levels: scientist Aditi Mukherji explains why it is high time we change how we deal with water. A conversation.

Are we running out of water? (Issue III/2022)

Thirst, Knowledge and Love

by Ben Okri

Three new works of short fiction

Are we running out of water? (Issue III/2022)

“We can’t bring back the Aral Sea”

in conversation with Zauresh Alimbetova

Kazakh ecologist Zauresh Alimbetova is fighting to save what was once the world's fourth largest lake. A nature reserve is now flourishing in the dried-up zone. A conversation.

Are we running out of water? (Issue III/2022)

You can’t drink gold

by Máxima Acuña de Chaupe

How mines in the Andes are poisoning the water.

Are we running out of water? (Issue III/2022)

The brown plague

by Fanny Fontan

The French island of Martinique is under attack from rotting Sargasso algae and the toxic gases it releases.

Are we running out of water? (Issue III/2022)

“Everything here is defined by the ocean”

in conversation with Zoe Lucas

Wild horses, oil-smeared birds: Zoe Lucas recounts fifty years of life as a female explorer on a lonely Canadian island. A conversation.

Are we running out of water? (Issue III/2022)

I am the river

by Vanessa Ellingham

New Zealand is struggling with bursting sewage pipes and contaminated drinking water. Now the indigenous population is to collaborate on solutions

Are we running out of water? (Issue III/2022)

Soldiers versus fishermen

by Ronald Musoke

Corrupt authorities and violence bring the people of Lake Victoria to the brink of ruin

Are we running out of water? (Issue III/2022)

Swimming!

by Leo Boix

How does it feel to jump into a lake of melted snow in the South American summer?

Are we running out of water? (Issue III/2022)

Ideas for battling water shortages

Drinking, washing, cooking: Every person needs at least fifty to a hundred litres of clean water a day, according to the WHO. But today some 2.2 billion people lack direct access to drinking water. It’s high time for innovative solutions like these examples.

Are we running out of water? (Issue III/2022)

On Präsenzer Lake

by Katerina Poladjan

A woman is sitting alone on a bench on a shore in spring, waiting for her lover. A tale about a secret place by the water.

Are we running out of water? (Issue III/2022)

Heaven and water

More than any other element, water is charged with meaning in many societies and religions. These beliefs and practices continue to shape people’s day-to-day around the globe. An overview.