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French Government Slams ‘Eco-Terrorism’ As Water Protesters Dig In
November 2nd, 2022
Via Terra Daily, an article on the ongoing demonstrations in France over water: French protesters on Monday defied a massive police presence to try to stop an agriculture water storage project, as the government vowed to prevent any encampment while denouncing vandalism and “eco-terrorism”. Clashes with security forces marked the launch of the protest Saturday […]
Read more »Texas’ Plan To Provide Water To Growing Population Virtually Ignores Climate Change
November 2nd, 2022
Via the Texas Tribune, a report that Texas’ biggest single solution to providing enough water for its soaring population in the coming decades – using more surface water, including about two dozen new large reservoirs – is threatened by climate change’s impact on river flows: This small South Texas border community 200 miles southwest of San […]
Read more »Avocado Farming Is Threatening Colombia’s Natural Water Factory
November 2nd, 2022
Via Mongabay, a report on the impact that avocado farming is having upon Colombia’s water supply: To satisfy the world’s ever-increasing appetite for the popular fruit, Colombia is risking the páramo, one of its key ecosystems. These rare environments provide fresh water to tens of millions of people — the majority of the Colombian population. […]
Read more »Nile: “In Mortal Danger, From Its Source To The Sea’
November 2nd, 2022
Via Terra Daily, an article on the precarious state of the Nile: The pharaohs worshipped it as a god, the eternal bringer of life. But the clock is ticking on the Nile. Climate change, pollution and exploitation by man are putting existential pressure on the world’s second longest river, on which half a billion people […]
Read more »How Water Strategizing is Remaking the Middle East
November 1st, 2022
Via The Wilson Center, a new report on how water strategizing is remaking the Middle East: For years, many Middle Eastern states have engaged in high-stakes, if generally haphazard, forms of water strategizing. Intent on guaranteeing their water futures amid fluctuations in access—and periodic scarcity, these countries have adopted unique and varyingly successful approaches to […]
Read more »Salton Sea: A ‘Bargaining Chip’ In Fight For Colorado River Water
November 1st, 2022
Via the Los Angeles Times, an article on how California’s Salton Sea is being used as a bargaining chip in the fight for Colorado River water: As water tensions heighten, Arizona and California are fighting over the Colorado River. And people who live around Southern California’s Salton Sea may bear some of the repercussions. The Salton Sea is California’s […]
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