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Amid Terror Attacks, Iraq Faces Water Crisis
November 5th, 2014
Via National Geographic, a report on how the Islamic State’s assault on dams and water systems threatens Iraq’s supply, which was already squeezed by dams in Turkey and Iran: Peshmerga soldiers stand guard at the Mosul Dam in northern Iraq on August 21, 2014. The Kurdish militia and other Iraqi fighters recaptured the dam from […]
Read more »Explaining São Paulo, Brazil’s Water Crisis
November 4th, 2014
Via the World Resources Institute, several maps detailing São Paulo’s water crisis: The worst drought to grip São Paulo, Brazil and neighboring states in 80 years is wreaking havoc on the local population. As of late October, key reservoirs hold less than two weeks’ worth of drinking water. Schools and health centers are closing early, […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s Water Security And The Mighty Rivers Of Tibet
November 4th, 2014
Via the Foundation for Non Violent Alternatives, an article on India’s water security and the rivers of Tibet: The Tibetan Plateau is environmentally one of the most vulnerable places on earth. It is rich and varied with abundant plant and wildlife diversity, water resources, glaciers and grasslands all of which play a vital role in […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: Water Can Be A Medium Of Cooperation Between China And India
November 4th, 2014
Courtesy of the Foundation for Non Violent Alternatives, an article examining how water can be an important aspect in the broad cooperation fields between China and India: On 30 June 2014 a significant event took place for both China and India at the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China. H.E. Mr. Ashok K. Kantha, […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: South-North Water Transfer Project
November 4th, 2014
Courtesy of the Foundation for Non Violent Alternatives, an interview with Jianxin Mu – professor at Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR), Ministry of Water Resources, China and Yang Yong – independent geologist and director of the Hengduan Mountain Research Institute on the South-North Water Transfer Project: Soon the second leg of the […]
Read more »Sao Paulo’s Water Waiting Game: No Rationing But High Risk Of Severe Shortage
November 4th, 2014
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a detailed look at how the desire to protect the poor left Brazil’s driest city few options other than new pipes and prayers for rain: Sao Paulo’s Cantareira reservoirs, which supply half of the city’s 20 million people, are just 12 percent full.Click image to enlarge. A risky decision by […]
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