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Faced With Drought, the Pharaohs Tried (and Failed) to Adapt
April 3rd, 2018
Courtesy of the New York Times, an interesting historical look at Egypt’s water scarcity issues: More than 3,000 years ago the queen of the Hittites, who lived in what is now Turkey, sent a clay tablet to Ramses II, the Egyptian pharaoh, with an S O S: “I have no grain in my lands.” Previously, the […]
Read more »Asia’s Looming Water Crisis
April 2nd, 2018
Via LinkedIn, a sobering brief on Asia’s water insecurity: Water shortages are set to grow ever more severe in Asia and could prove overwhelming for water-intense operations in the region. The UN reports that by 2050 at least 4.6 billion people globally could live in areas regularly suffering water-scarcity; and up to 96% of those […]
Read more »Water Shortages Could Affect 5 Billion People By 2050
March 21st, 2018
Via The Guardian, an article on a new UN reoprt looking at the impact of water scarcity on the global population: More than 5 billion people could suffer water shortages by 2050 due to climate change, increased demand and polluted supplies, according to a UN report on the state of the world’s water. The comprehensive […]
Read more »Why Drought Is A National Security Issue In Iran
March 21st, 2018
Via Al Monitor, an article on Iran’s water insecurity and its impact on national security: Iran is arid with low levels of annual precipitation and limited water resources that have been shrinking. Drought has gripped most parts of the country for at least a decade now, and precipitation has decreased drastically to its lowest level on record in 50 […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Southern Water for North China
March 20th, 2018
Via Future Directions International, a report on whether China’s reliance on water conveyance infrastructure a long-term solution to its water stress: Key Points The planning, construction and operation of grand infrastructure projects is a key component of the Chinese Communist Party’s legitimacy. Canals that shift water from the south of the country to the drier north, […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Water Scarcity – India’s Silent Crisis
March 15th, 2018
Via Inter Press Service, a look at India’s water crisis: As Cape Town inches towards ‘Zero Hour’ set for July 15, 2018, the real threat of water scarcity is finally hitting millions of people worldwide. For on that day, the South African city’s 3.78 million citizens — rich and poor, young and old, men and […]
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