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‘Living On The Edge’: Middle East At Risk of Climate-Induced Food, Water Scarcity
November 4th, 2022
Via Terra Daily, a report on a new Greenpeace study focused on the Middle East’s climate risks: The Middle East is at high risk of water and food scarcity as well as severe heat waves as a result of climate change, said a Greenpeace study released Wednesday. Published only days ahead of the UN climate […]
Read more »Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan Foreign Ministers Sign Water, Border Agreements
November 3rd, 2022
Via The Diplomat, an article on how – despite domestic opposition in Kyrgyzstan – Bishkek and Tashkent are moving ahead with their agreements on the Kempir-Abad reservoir: On November 3, Uzbek Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov visited neighboring Kyrgyzstan, where he met with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev. The two foreign ministers signed a raft of agreements, […]
Read more »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 […]
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