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Pakistan’s Water Crisis
October 15th, 2015
Via the Technology Times, a look at Pakistan’s water crisis: WATER IS the most valuable gift given by nature and it is essential to sustain the quality of life on earth. This limited commodity has a direct bearing on almost all sectors of the economy. Fortunately, Pakistan is blessed with a number of water resources, […]
Read more »Parched Tiger: Can India Tap Fresh Water Wisdom For “Smart” Cities?
October 9th, 2015
Via Thomson Reuters, a look at India’s urban water challenges: Slum dwellers carry drinking water containers filled from a water tanker provided by the state-run Delhi Jal (water) Board on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India, May 11, 2015. Shanti Kushwaha waits anxiously for the water tanker to reach the slums of Seelampur […]
Read more »Changing Tides: The Mekong River Commission And Hydro-Diplomacy
September 30th, 2015
Via International Rivers, a look at the Mekong River Commission: The Mekong River Commission (MRC), the only intergovernmental body mandated to sustainably manage and protect the Lower Mekong River, is on the brink of demise. While transboundary water governance has faced significant challenges in the region since the MRC was established in 1995, the Commission’s first real […]
Read more »Investors Are Mining For Water: The Next Hot Commodity
September 25th, 2015
Via The New York Times, an interesting article on investing in water: Drip-irrigated lemon orchards at the Cadiz water project in the Mojave Desert. CreditMonica Almeida/The New York Times Gazing out of a turboprop high above his company’s main asset — 34,000 acres in the Mojave Desert with billions of gallons of fresh water locked deep […]
Read more »Botswana Capital’s Water-Supply Options Dry Up Amid Drought
September 23rd, 2015
Via Bloomberg, a report on the possibility that South Africa may cut off supplies to Gaborone (Botswana’s capital, which lies 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) from the border with South Africa) in October: The possible disconnection in October of water supplies to Gaborone from a South African dam is expected to deepen the crisis in Botswana’s capital, […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Water Security In Urban India – Water Supply And Human Health
September 22nd, 2015
Via Future Directions International, a detailed look at the challenges to water security in urban India: Key Points Increasing urbanisation to 2030 will put further pressure on strained water infrastructure. Recognising that current practices are unsustainable, and implementing water conservation measures in urban areas, will take some of the pressure off declining groundwater supplies. Like their […]
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