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Pakistan Accuses India of “Stealing” Water
October 9th, 2008
Via The Hindu, a report of increased tension between Pakistan and India over water. As the article notes: “…Accusing India of having “stolen” its share of Chenab river water, Pakistan on Monday threatened to seek arbitration by neutral experts over it even as the two countries prepared to discuss the issue later this month. “India […]
Read more »The Inconvenient Truth About Bio-Fuels & Water
October 6th, 2008
Via The International Herald Tribune, an stark op-ed by the Chairman of Nestle detailing the impact that bio-fuel production may have upon the world’s ever-shrinking freshwater resources. “…At last, many of the world’s political leaders have begun to realize that diverting land and food crops to produce biofuels leads to higher food prices. But an […]
Read more »Ebb Without Flow: Wharton’s Look at Whether Water May Be The New Oil
October 2nd, 2008
From Wharton, a thoughtful piece on whether water the new oil and whether, just as the late 20th century saw an oil shock, the early 21st century may feature a water shock, where scarcity leads to a sharp price hike on a resource that has always been plentiful and cheap. As the article notes, tensions […]
Read more »Ethiopia & Kenya: At The Forefront of the Coming Water Crisis
October 2nd, 2008
Earlier this year (but just discovered now), the Common Language Project explored issues from Ethiopia and Kenya, two countries at the forefront of the world’s coming water crisis. And, as the article notes, the liquid that fuels bodies is becoming even more contentious than the liquid that fuels cars in East Africa: “…As you may […]
Read more »Water Stress in Asia: Averting Future Water Wars
October 1st, 2008
From The Jakarta Post, an interesting interview with Brahma Chellaney, a professor of strategic studies at the Center for Policy Research in New Delhi, India, who discusses ways to avert water wars in Asia. Some of his specific comments were as follows: “…Large parts of Asia are water-stressed and unless this issue is taken seriously […]
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