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The Thirsty Dragon: Unpacking China’s Climate Priorities
August 24th, 2023
Via Brookings, a report on China’s climate priorities: The year 2023 has seen China grapple with high-profile geopolitical tensions, post-pandemic economic headwinds, and societal strains. But in the background, the world’s most populous nation is also wrestling with an intensifying environmental crisis. This past year, China set new records for extreme temperatures, faced the heaviest rains in […]
Read more »French Government Unveils List of First 12 Industrial Sites in Water Reduction Plan
August 23rd, 2023
Courtesy of Rane’s Stratfor WorldView, a report on France’s first steps in its national water reduction strategy: What Happened: The French government unveiled the first 12 industrial sites involved in its plan to reduce water consumption in the country in an Aug. 21 press release. On the same day, the government declared a state of […]
Read more »Climate Change Could Add to Middle East Water Scarcity
August 23rd, 2023
Via The National News, a report on how climate change could add to Middle East water scarcity: Fragile water supplies in the Middle East are under further threat from climate change, officials from the region said on Tuesday. Talks in Sweden heard that access to clean water in the region was a “pressing challenge of our times”. Rising temperatures […]
Read more »Europe’s Dry Rivers Put Climate Ambitions At Risk
August 23rd, 2023
Via Politico, a look at how Europe’s waterways are a key tool in the fight against climate change — if they don’t fall victim to drought first: Europe’s rivers are running dry, spelling trouble not only for industries that rely on them to move cargo but also for the EU’s climate ambitions. As part of its […]
Read more »Water: A Barrier to Central Asia’s Rise?
August 23rd, 2023
Via Geopolitical Futures, a look at how Central Asia’s growing role could be hampered by a long-standing problem – water scarcity: Amid growing Western pressure and changes throughout Eurasia, regions that were once considered on the Eurasian periphery are now gaining significance. Chief among them is Central Asia, a region that was historically considered part […]
Read more »A French-Fry Boomtown Emerges As A Climate Winner — As Long As It Has Water
August 22nd, 2023
Courtesy of The Washington Post, a look at how climate change has helped a small town become the world capital of french-fry production, but a dwindling water supply could reverse its progress entirely: From miles away, you can smell Othello, an 8,700-person hamlet on the high plains of central Washington. To locals, it smells like […]
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