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In Pakistan, Arsenic-Laced Water Puts Millions At Risk
September 13th, 2017
Via WorldCrunch, a report on the tragedy unfolding with Pakistan’s water supply: In vintage crime novels, there is often someone murdered by slow poisoning, and arsenic has been a common weapon of choice. It works the same way in your body — slowly killing you — if it is present in the water you drink beyond a […]
Read more »Running Out of Water: Conflict and Water Scarcity in Yemen and Syria
September 12th, 2017
Via the Atlantic Council, an article on conflict and water scarcity in Yemen and Syria: Photo: People gather around a charity tanker truck to fill up their jerrycans with drinking water in Bajil of the Red Sea province of Hodeidah, Yemen July 29, 2017. Water scarcity may not be the most apparent driver of conflict, […]
Read more »Tackle Middle East Water Scarcity To Save Money, Boost Stability: World Bank
September 9th, 2017
Via Reuters, an article looking at the impact of water scarcity on stability and growth in the Middle East: The Middle East and North Africa region loses about $21 billion each year because of an inadequate supply of water and sanitation, the World Bank said on Tuesday, warning urgent action is needed to prevent ripple […]
Read more »Federal Court Stalls Las Vegas Water Grab
September 9th, 2017
Via Summit County Citizens Voice, a report on a planned $15.5 billion project that some feel would deplete aquifers and springs in the eastern Nevada desert, pumping it more than 250 miles south to metropolitan Las Vegas: A federal court has at least temporarily stifled a major water grab in Nevada, finding that the Bureau of […]
Read more »World Bank: Water Security Urgent Priority In Middle East and North Africa
August 31st, 2017
Courtesy of The Source, an article on a new World Bank report on water security in the Middle East and North Africa: The inadequate supply of water and sanitation is costing the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region around US$21 billion per year in economic losses, according to a new World Bank report, meaning measures to improve the […]
Read more »Tobruk Water Crisis Leading To Increasing Instability and Extremist Group Expansion
August 30th, 2017
Via Future Directions International, a report on the Libyan city of Tobruk that is experiencing increasing societal, political and economic pressures due to severe water shortages: The Libyan city of Tobruk is one of many across the Middle East and North Africa region that is experiencing increasing societal, political and economic pressures due to severe […]
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