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Brazilian Army: Training For A Water Uprising
August 9th, 2015
Via TechInsider, a sobering article on how Brazil’s water crisis is so bad that the army is staging simulations of a mass uprising at a water utility: Here’s a scenario that seems plausible enough: The Brazilian megacity of São Paulo, currently dealing with Brazil’s largest water crisis in 40 years, continues to experience severe drought over the next several […]
Read more »Egypt: When Taps Go Dry, Little Recourse Except A Ruthless Black Market
August 4th, 2015
Via The Guardian, a sobering report on Egypt, a nation that the UN says will face ‘absolute water scarcity’ by 2025, but for some villages the catastrophe has already arrived: On a blazing hot summer day, rumours that the water truck is finally arriving spread like wildfire through the village of Ezbit al-Taweel. In minutes, some […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Indo-Bhutan Hydro Relations
July 31st, 2015
Via Eurasia Review, a detailed look at hydro relations between India and Bhutan: One strand of the debate on non-traditional security issues is that future wars will be fought over water. History stands evident of the fact that since the beginning of human civilization man has been settling beside rivers and many of the mighty […]
Read more »Food And Water Security In Qatar (2)
July 23rd, 2015
Via Future Directions International, second part of an interesting analysis on Qatar’s food and water security: Key Points Scarce natural water resources, variable and low rates of evaporation, and high rates of water consumption have led to the over-extraction of groundwater. Desalinated water supplies at least 50 per cent of the country’s water demand; groundwater […]
Read more »Repercussions of Climate Change And Water Politics in Central Asia
July 22nd, 2015
Via The Diplomat, a look at how water related issues may impact Central Asia in the years ahead: In Central Asia, the topic of climate change is rarely discussed in local political circles. Yet scientists have warned about the future for the Eurasian continent.The Diplomat recently sat down with Columbia University’s Benjamin Orlove to discuss the impact of […]
Read more »Food and Water Security in Qatar
July 21st, 2015
Via Future Directions International, a look at Qatar’s food and water security: Key Points Qatar’s agricultural production is constrained by scarce water resources, infertile soil, harsh climatic conditions and poor water management. The financial and environmental costs associated with implementing Qatar’s National Food Security Program (QNFSP) may outweigh the cost of importing food requirements, and […]
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