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Thirsty City: Nairobi May Run Dry
August 9th, 2017
Via The Guardian, a report on the critical state of Nairobi’s water supplies, clear evidence of a broken loop between how a city reconciles its thirst for water and its hunger for food: For the team managing Nairobi’s water, the stakes have never been so high. Water-rationing has been going on in Kenya’s capital since […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: New Investment Flows into China’s Water Industry
August 8th, 2017
Via Future Directions International, a report on China’s water industry: For some time now, the issue of water security in China has been of extreme concern to its government, international NGOs and the international community. China itself contains the second-largest number of people living without regular access to safe drinking water, second only to India, and despite […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Tibet Pleads For China To “Fix the ‘Roof Of The World’ Before It’s Too Late”
August 7th, 2017
Via The Guardian, an opinion piece on how – as rising temperatures on the roof of the world make Tibet both a driver and amplifier of global warming – some observers feel that China’s mining and dam building needs to be reigned in: As Australia continues to battle a water crisis and the challenges facing the […]
Read more »Hot-Headed: How Climate Change-Induced Drought Is Destabilising Global Peace
August 7th, 2017
Via Vision of Humanity, interesting commentary on mounting evidence that climate change is creating the conditions for instability and poverty, two significant contributors to the outbreak of civil war and violence: “There is mounting evidence that climate change is creating the conditions for instability and poverty, two significant contributors to the outbreak of civil war and […]
Read more »Impact Of Climate Change On The Nile
August 4th, 2017
Courtesy of The Economist, a look at the impact of climate change upon the Nile and the need for Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to learn to share water, or their people will suffer: TO THE untrained eye, the satellite photos of north-west Ethiopia on July 10th may have seemed benign. They showed a relatively small […]
Read more »Building Resilience for Peace: Water, Security, and Strategic Interests in Philippines
July 31st, 2017
Via New Security Beat, interesting commentary on a security approach that combines defense, diplomacy, and development efforts to promote improved governance, social stability, and climate resilience in Philippines: The Philippines faces a breadth of social and environmental challenges that threaten its economic and political stability. A long history of violent conflict stemming from ethnic, religious, and political tensions is further complicated by changing […]
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