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India: Water Conflicts “Are The Most Vexing”
August 1st, 2008
As recently reported in The Times of India, fears are growing that India’s water crisis is likely to get more complex and lead to more interstate conflicts if prompt measures are not taken to tackle the problem. As the article notes: “Conflicts over water are the most vexing changes the country is facing,” said D […]
Read more »Positive Water Politics: South Africa and Botswana Work Together
August 1st, 2008
From the Sunday Standard, news that Botswana and South Africa recently extended their bilateral relations by signing a cross boarder water agreement, aimed at improving the living standards of the people of the two southern African states. As the article notes: “…The two countries, which share a long border, are signatories to two shared river […]
Read more »Achieving Water Security Instead of Water Scarcity
July 23rd, 2008
The August issue of Scientific American offers a very good article on the impending freshwater crisis facing the globe. As the report notes: “…policymakers worldwide wield great power over how water resources are managed. Wise use of such power will become increasingly important as the years go by because the world’s demand for freshwater is […]
Read more »Middle East & North Africa: Food vs. Water
July 21st, 2008
As reported in The International Herald Tribune, global food shortages have placed the Middle East and North Africa in a quandary, forcing them to choose between growing more crops to feed an expanding population or preserving their already scant supply of water. As the article notes: “…For decades nations in this region have drained aquifers, […]
Read more »Africa’s Shared Water Resources: Source of Conflict Or Cooperation?
July 21st, 2008
Via All Africa, an interesting – and hopeful – analysis of shared water resources in Africa. As we have discussed previously, numerous media and research reports have have anticipated wars over water in Africa. But, as this article notes, Anthony Turton of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in South Africa — which […]
Read more »Water Wars in West Bank
July 20th, 2008
From the UK’s Guardian, a report noting once again the dire situation of water allocation between Palestine and Israel. As the article notes: “…in many parts of the world drought and water shortages are endemic. In most the picture is of countries sharing water and river resources. But in others the problems are exacerbated by […]
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