Water • Table.Briefings

November 11th, 2025

Empty bottle

At every COP, the hosts hand out water bottles to all participants. Great! These are useful reminders and useful household aids. But do they have a hidden message?

By Bernhard Pötter

News | Water

November 4th, 2025

Water management: Billions in investment required due to climate change

A study by the leading water industry associations BDEW and DVGW is the first to quantify the additional investment required by the water industry as a result of climate change running into billions of euros.

By Miriam Scheibe

News | Economy

October 12th, 2025

Wahaha inheritance dispute: Heiress Zong Fuli resigns

After a bitter inheritance dispute over the legacy of one of the richest Chinese, Zong Fuli, the daughter who was long considered the sole heir, has unexpectedly resigned. The case casts a gloomy picture of China’s business elite and shows what lies behind the image of patriotic entrepreneurs.

By Ning Wang

RWW Wasserwerk ** NUR FÜR REDAKTIONELLE ZWECKE ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY **<p>Rundgang durch das RWW Wasserwerk an der Moritzstraße, am Freitag den 12. April 2024 in Mülheim. Deutschland Nordrhein-Westfalen Mülheim Copyright: LarsxFröhlich *** RWW Waterworks FOR EDITORIAL PURPOSES ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY p Tour of the RWW Waterworks on Moritzstraße, on Friday, April 12, 2024 in Mülheim Germany North Rhine-Westphalia Mülheim

Feature | Water

October 2nd, 2025

Water management: Why it is ill-prepared for the climate crisis

The structure of Germany's 5,600 water suppliers is not prepared for climate change, says an expert commission. The sector is too fragmented and too fixated on technology, and prices are distorted. The industry disagrees.

By Kai Schöneberg

News | Climate & Environment

September 18th, 2025

WMO: How climate change is disrupting the water cycle

Global warming led to severe droughts and devastating floods last year. The lakes were too warm and their water levels too high. At the same time, all glacier regions worldwide reported a loss of ice, according to the WMO.

By Kai Schöneberg