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U.S. Southwest Is Bone Dry and Key Water Sources Are At Risk
July 6th, 2022
Via Politico, a look at how climate change and worsening drought have driven water stores in the U.S. southwest to dangerous lows. Now the federal government is telling states to drastically cut back: California and six other Western states have less than 60 days to pull off a seemingly impossible feat: Cut a multi-way deal […]
Read more »U.S. Water Security Initiative: Central Asia is a Contender for Partnership
July 6th, 2022
Via Caspian Policy Center, an article on Central Asia’s potential as a partner in the U.S.’s new water security initiative: On June 1, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris emphasized water security as an essential foreign policy priority. Harris mentioned that improving water security would enhance public health results and bolster local economic output, which in turn […]
Read more »Hydro Colonialism: Squeezing Africa Dry
July 6th, 2022
Via GRAIN, a report on how water is often behind the scramble for land in Africa: Food cannot be grown without water. In Africa, one in three people endure water scarcity and climate change will make things worse. Building on Africa’s highly sophisticated indigenous water management systems could help resolve this growing crisis, but these very systems […]
Read more »High and Dry: Climate Change, Water, and the Economy
July 4th, 2022
Via The World Bank, a new report that finds that water scarcity, exacerbated by climate change, could hinder economic growth, spur migration, and spark conflict. However, it also notes that most countries can neutralize the adverse impacts of water scarcity by taking action to allocate and use water resources more efficiently: Key Findings Water scarcity, exacerbated by climate […]
Read more »Water Security: Now A Key US Foreign Policy Priority
June 30th, 2022
Via GreenBiz, an article on water security now becoming a key part of US foreign policy: For the first time, the United States government will approach water scarcity as a national security issue, Vice President Kamala Harris said this week. The policy shift is part of the newly announced White House Action Plan on Global Water […]
Read more »Industrial Agriculture Is Threatened By Access To Key Resources From Water To Healthy Soils
June 30th, 2022
Via Forbes, an article on how industrial agriculture is threatened by access to key resources from water to healthy soils: As a devastating and historic drought from Illinois to Texas to California grinds on, sophisticated mapping and data projection bring more bad news: Agricultural areas are among the places in the U.S. experiencing the highest temperature […]
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