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ADB Forecasts An “Unprecedented” Water Crisis in Asia Within a Decade
November 29th, 2007
As reported in Reuters, the Asian Development Bank released a new report entitled “Asian Water Development Outlook” on Asia’s impending water crisis. As the report notes: “…Developing countries in Asia could face an “unprecedented” water crisis within a decade due to mismanagement of water resources… …The effects of climate change, rapid industrialisation and population growth […]
Read more »China and Central Asia: Working Together to Manage the Balkhash-Alakol Basin
November 29th, 2007
News from the Central Asia Water site that a draft agreement on the use of the Balkhash-Alakol Basin has been prepared. As the article notes: “…Kazakhstan’s Minister of Environmental Protection Nurlan Iskakov stated that Kazakhstan, China and Kyrgyzstan prepared an agreement on rational use of the Balkhash-Alakol basin. According to the Minister, ecological consequences of […]
Read more »Water Politics in U.S. Southeast: Beware of the Inevitable Deluge
November 16th, 2007
Associated Press is reporting that Federal biologists signed off on a plan to reduce the flow of water from Lake Lanier, the main water source for Atlanta and the focal point of a three-state water fight as the Southeast contends with a historic drought. However, as the article notes, the issues is still under strong […]
Read more »Great Lakes Water Wars
November 9th, 2007
With large sections of the American West and South suffering through drought, some politicians and water managers are viewing the Great Lakes as the natural-resource equivalent of a fat pension fund, a “tappable” resource which could help in the near-term at the expense of future generations and regional communities. As a recent article from the […]
Read more »“The Lake Has Become Political”
November 2nd, 2007
Terra Daily’s recent look at the extreme drought in the southeast US which has fueled a bitter tri-state battle over dwindling water resources may just be a prelude to many such water controversies in the years ahead. “…Millions of people in the state of Georgia fear their taps could run dry, while environmentalists in Florida […]
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