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Out of Sight, Out of Mind, Out of Water.
November 7th, 2023
Via Mexico Today, commnetary on groundwater overuse in Mexico and the U.S.: As climatic changes continue to grip the American Southwest and precipitation declines, communities across the U.S.-Mexico border are not looking to the skies. Rather, they are turning their eyes to the ground below them, specifically to the numerous aquifers that cross the frontier. Unfortunately, […]
Read more »Gaza’s Water Crisis: From Lever Of Occupation To Weapon Of War
November 7th, 2023
Via WorldCrunch, a report on how shortages of water, which have ultimately long been controlled by Israel, have long been a brutal reality for the Palestinians of Gaza. Now with the ongoing bombing and siege campaign, the daily search for water has become central to the struggle to survive. Firas, a young Palestinian man from […]
Read more »New Technologies That Can Reshape the Geopolitics of Water and Climate
November 6th, 2023
Via The Helsinki Security Forum, commentary on new technologies that can shape the geopolitics of water and climate: New technologies and innovations are affecting every aspect of our lives. Intentional or not, big tech and other major technology developers are entering the geopolitical arena by providing data, information, or tools that are impacting decisions that […]
Read more »How To Tackle Sub-Saharan Africa’s Water Crisis
November 6th, 2023
Via The Frontier Post, commentary on how to tackle sub-Saharan Africa’s water crisis: Water should be considered a fundamental human right, to which all human beings are entitled, regardless of their background, ethnicity, nationality, religion or race. But consider yourself fortunate if you do have access to clean water around the clock, because it is […]
Read more »Water Scarcity Is Exacerbated in the South
November 5th, 2023
Via Science, a report on a new study examining the Southern Hemisphere which has experienced a 20% drop in water availability in 20 years: Water availability—the difference between precipitation and evaporation—is expected to decrease in many regions of the world because climate change has modified the water cycle, more water will be abstracted by the […]
Read more »A Tangle of Rules to Protect America’s Water Is Falling Short
November 3rd, 2023
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on how all 50 states how manage groundwater, a tangle of rules that show why the country’s aquifers are in trouble: AMERICA’S STEWARDSHIP of one of its most precious resources, groundwater, relies on a patchwork of state and local rules so lax and outdated that in many […]
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