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Israel and Jordan Agree To Team Up To Save Jordan River
November 22nd, 2022
Via AP News, an article on a new agreement between Israel and Jordan to save the Jordan River: Israel and Jordan signed a declaration of intent on Thursday at the U.N. climate conference to conserve and protect their shared Jordan River — a sacred waterway nearly running dry because of climate change, pollution and other threats. The […]
Read more »Is Chile’s Constitution To Blame For A Rural Town’s River Vanishing?
November 22nd, 2022
Via CNN, a look at how – as Chile attempts to rewrite a new constitution – water rights ownership has been at the center of political negotiations: When she was a child, Marileu Avendaño used to go to the river with her friends to play. She was born and raised in Petorca, a rural town […]
Read more »The Rhine: A Perfect Symbol of Our Climate Folly
November 18th, 2022
Via New Republic, an article on the Rhine, German river once subjected to a massive nineteenth-century engineering project to facilitate coal transport, which now needs engineers to intervene again due to global warming partially caused by global warming related to coal transported on the mighty river: Germany is trying to save the Rhine. “Save,” in this […]
Read more »Americans Are Running Out of Water: Could Icebergs Be An Answer?
November 18th, 2022
Via Newsweek, a report on how Americans could turn to icebergs as a potential partial solution to water shortages: The world is suffering from a freshwater crisis, including many parts of the United States that are experiencing prolonged drought. But could a bizarre potential solution—towing icebergs—help address the problem? That question is explored in an […]
Read more »Strengthening National Security Through Global Water Security
November 16th, 2022
Via The Hill, commentary on the link between US national security and global water stability: How would your day go without drinking water? How safe would you feel if you knew every day meant having to find water and coping with no toilet? A country’s ability to effectively provide and manage water and sanitation services […]
Read more »California: Desalination From Disaster To Solution
November 15th, 2022
Courtesy of the Los Angeles Times, a report on California’s renewed interest in desalination: For decades, environmentalists have decried ocean desalination as an ecological disaster, while cost-savvy water managers have thumbed their noses at desal’s lofty price tag. But as the American Southwest barrels into a new era of extreme heat, drought and aridification, officials and […]
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