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Water Politics In Europe: A New Fault Line
June 3rd, 2023
Courtesy of The Guardian, commentary on the need – as drought becomes the norm – for creative European politics solutions to deal with a new, parched reality: In April, Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, suggested that severe drought would become “one of the central political and territorial debates of our country in the coming years”. That […]
Read more »Rice Gets Reimagined, From the Mississippi to the Mekong
June 2nd, 2023
Via The New York Times, a detailed look at the water impact of global rice production: Rice is in trouble as the Earth heats up, threatening the food and livelihood of billions of people. Sometimes there’s not enough rain when seedlings need water, or too much when the plants need to keep their heads above […]
Read more »Water Scarcity Issues Expected To Escalate Rapidly Across Scotland
June 2nd, 2023
Via BBC, a look at how drought is going to impact Scotland: Water scarcity across Scotland is expected to escalate quickly, the nation’s environment agency has warned. With little rain forecast in the next few weeks, most of the country has been put on early warning. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) said the issue […]
Read more »Arizona Limits Construction Around Phoenix as Its Water Supply Dwindles
June 1st, 2023
Courtesy of The New York Times, a glimpse of the future as climate change batters the West, with Arizona limiting construction around Phoenix as its water supply dwindles: Arizona has determined that there is not enough groundwater for all of the housing construction that has already been approved in the Phoenix area, and will stop […]
Read more »California Bill Would Halt Groundwater Investment
May 31st, 2023
Via Pensions & Investments, a report on a California bill that would halt groundwater investment: A California bill that would stop the “speculation or profiteering” of investment funds, including public and private equity, venture capital, real estate, infrastructure and hedge funds, from water rights on agricultural lands has passed the state Assembly. The bill, which passed […]
Read more »Colorado River Basin: Hay, Cheeseburgers, and Feed-Driven Water Inefficiency
May 30th, 2023
Courtesy of The Land Desk, an insightful look at the water/food nexus as it revolves around alfalfa: Alfalfa fields in La Paz County, Arizona. Many of the fields pictured are owned by Fondomonte Farms, a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Arabian food and beverage giant Almarai, which touts itself as the world’s largest vertically integrated […]
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