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January 10th, 2020
Via The Statesman, an opinion piece reflecting upon how – Ii the report of the California-based Pacific Institute think tank is any indication – the crippling scarcity of water the world over, has doubled water-related violence during the decade that has just gone by (2010-19): The challenge is as forbidding as it is global, verily the outcome […]
Read more »Water Wars: Early Warning Tool Uses Climate Data To Predict Conflict Hotspots
January 9th, 2020
Via The Guardian, an article on a new system that will predict where tension over water scarcity may erupt into violence: Researchers from six organisations have developed an early warning system to help predict potential water conflicts as violence associated with water surges globally. The Dutch government-funded Water, Peace and Security (WPS) global early warning tool, which […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: To Help India’s Water Crisis, Overhaul Irrigation
January 4th, 2020
Via India Climate Dialogue, a report on the tight link between India’s water crisis and wasteful flood irrigation, free electricity to farmers, and lack of remunerative pricing: The 2019 South Asian summer monsoon is late, slow and inadequate so far. If it makes up somewhat for lost time, those 55% of Indian farmers who do […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Water In India – Not A Crisis, A Management Problem
January 3rd, 2020
Via The Hindu, an interview with the Managing Director of a leading pump manufacturer providing commentary on India’s water crisis: Managing director, INDO Region, of Grundfos Pumps India says Mumbai and its Mayor should start thinking of an alternative as building a new city now will take 30 years Grundfos, the world’s largest pump manufacturer […]
Read more »Global Water-related Violence Increased In Past Decade
January 2nd, 2020
Via The Guardian, an article on water-related violence worldwide: Violence associated with water has surged in the past decade driven by attacks on civilian water systems in Syria’s civil war and increasing disputes over supplies in India, according to a comprehensive database of conflicts linked to the vital resource. Recorded incidents of water-related violence have more […]
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