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The Greatest Threat Facing Iran: Running Out Of Water
September 21st, 2015
Via Tablet, an interesting article looking at how Israel came to Iran’s rescue decades ago—and might again be the Islamic republic’s best hope for avoiding catastrophe: If Iran is in the news because of its nuclear program, the greatest threat to the country’s well-being isn’t economic sanctions or the Sunni-Shiite schism. Rather, the greatest threat to Iran […]
Read more »Laos Dam Project A Black Eye For Mekong Cooperation
September 19th, 2015
Via the Khmer Times, a report on a potentially destructive Laotian dam project just 2 kilometers from the border with Cambodia: When the Lao national assembly last week approved a potentially destructive dam project just 2 kilometers from the border with Cambodia, the surprise announcement was yet another blow to the regional framework designed to protect […]
Read more »California: Deserts Won’t Bloom Forever
September 17th, 2015
Via PRI, a detailed look at the similarity of challenges facing California and Saudi Arabia: A decade ago, reports began emerging of a strange occurrence in the Saudi Arabian desert. Ancient desert springs were drying up. The springs fed the lush oases depicted in the Bible and Quran, and as the water disappeared, these verdant […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China Water-nomics
September 15th, 2015
Via China Water Risk, an interesting report on China Water-nomics and whether China’s water caps & efficiency targets will impact its economic growth: Highlights -Water use quotas & policies caps GDP growth at 5.7% p.a. between 2020-2030 towards South Korea by 2050 -Economic mix helps the G20 manage water & GDP; but so does trade & shifting […]
Read more »Could A Bulk Water Export Industry Ever Get Underway In Canada?
September 13th, 2015
Via the Calgary Herald, a look at the potential for a bulk water export industry in Canada: An Alaskan company boldly declared earlier this year that it was going to ship tens of millions of litres of pristine water to parched Southern California. It would have represented the first solid evidence that a bulk water industry […]
Read more »FutureWatch: One In Four Major Cities Unable To Provide Clean Water To Residents
September 11th, 2015
Via The Guardian, a look at major cities where – from Mumbai to São Paolo – safe water supplies are precarious: They are two of the biggest cities in the world and both are set to grow significantly over the next decade, yet Mumbai and São Paulo are still unable to supply the clean and […]
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