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Industrial Expansion Will Strain Mexico’s Water Resources
February 16th, 2015
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), analysis of Mexico’s water stress: Much like its northern neighbor, Mexico is not water scarce when viewed as a whole. But unequal water distribution has led to significant water stress in several parts of the country. Supply has been further strained by poor infrastructure, pollution and overuse — partly attributable to inefficient management […]
Read more »Pakistan: Water Stressed To Water Starved
February 13th, 2015
Courtesy of the New York Times, a look at Pakistan’s worsening water crisis: Energy-starved Pakistanis, their economy battered by chronic fuel and electricity shortages, may soon have to contend with a new resource crisis: major water shortages, the Pakistani government warned this week. A combination of global climate change and local waste and mismanagement have led to […]
Read more »Unprecedented 21st-Century Drought Risk In The American Southwest And Central Plains
February 13th, 2015
Via The Guardian, an article on a recent report on drought risk in the US: The US south-west and the Great Plains will face decade-long droughts far worse than any experienced over the last 1,000 years because of climate change, researchers said on Thursday. The coming drought age – caused by higher temperatures under climate […]
Read more »Sharing of Teesta Water Critical for India-Bangladesh Relations
February 11th, 2015
Via Future Directions International, a look at India and Bangladesh’s sharing of the Teesta River: Bangladesh is a lower riparian state to the 53 rivers that it shares with India. As a result, the country is vulnerable to the interests of its upstream neighbour. The Ganga Water Sharing Treaty of 1996 remains the only water-sharing […]
Read more »The Geopolitics Of Water Scarcity
February 8th, 2015
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), an interesting introduction to the geopolitics of water scarcity: David Judson: Hello, I’m David Judson, Editor-in-Chief of Stratfor. Joining me today is Rebecca Keller, our science analyst. Appropriately enough, she’ll be joining me, she is joining me through the miracles of modern science, Skype. But anyhow, today’s topic is a broad one: the geopolitics of […]
Read more »IPCC Head: World Has Not Woken Up to Water Crisis Caused By Climate Change
February 4th, 2015
Via AllAfrica, recent commentary by IPCC Chair Rajendra Pachaur: Water scarcity could lead to conflict between communities and nations as the world is still not fully aware of the water crisis many countries face as a result of climate change, the head of the U.N. panel of climate scientists warned on Tuesday. The latest report […]
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