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Water and Insecurity In The Levant
May 9th, 2016
Via the European Union’s Institute for Security Studies (EUISS), a look at how the Middle East needs to join together to address common technical, political, and security issues to avoid water-driven instability: The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is the most water-stressed area in the world. In the Levant sub-region, Jordan, Syria, West Bank/Gaza, […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: 13,500 Villages In Rajasthan Run Out of Drinking Water
May 9th, 2016
Via NDTV, a sobering report on the scale of India’s current water crisis: The desert state of Rajasthan is sinking further into a water crisis as the summer peaks. 13,500 villages do not have access to safe drinking water, surviving solely at the mercy of water tankers sent by the government. Rajasthan has the country’s […]
Read more »Could A Lack Of Water Cause Wars?
May 4th, 2016
Via Scientific American, a look at whether water scarcity poses a greater risk of turmoil under global warming: Water scarcity is expected to increase globally as populations boom and climate change sharpens uncertainty around the resource’s availability, according to a report by the World Bank. The conclusion adds to a growing body of research, and […]
Read more »Global Water Shortages To Deliver ‘Severe Hit’ To Economies, World Bank Warns
May 4th, 2016
Courtesy of The Guardian, an article on a recent World Bank report which suggests that the Middle East, north Africa, central Asia and south Asia are due to suffer biggest economic hit from water scarcity as climate change takes hold: Water shortages will deliver a “severe hit” to the economies of the Middle East, central […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Armed Guards At India’s Dams As Drought Grips Country
May 3rd, 2016
Via The Guardian, a sobering report on the intensity of India’s water crisis, where 330 million people are suffering from water shortages after monsoons fail: As young boys plunge into a murky dam to escape the blistering afternoon sun, armed guards stand vigil at one of the few remaining water bodies in a state hit hard […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s Water Crisis
May 1st, 2016
Via The National, a look at India’s water crisis: Water is crucial to humanity and our future. From the availability of drinking water to the devastating effects of flood and drought, our lives literally depend on it. India is no exception to this global reality – but its situation is worse than many other nations, […]
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