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Water Security: Key Part of Israel’s Strategy for Regional Security
December 14th, 2024
With all the unrest and change in Syria, it is important to recognize that Israel’s occupation of the Golan Heights is also critical for the country’s water security. Rainwater draining from the Golan is a crucial water source for Israel’s largest freshwater reservoir, the Sea of Galilee.
Read more »Cambodia’s Giant Lake Shrinks As Climate Change, Mekong Dams Cut Fish Supply
December 14th, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, a look at how Cambodia’s Tonle Sap communities count cost of hydropower drive clashing with food security needs: The pier of Kampong Chhnang, a fishing community north of Phnom Penh, was alive at 7 a.m. with the rhythm of knives hitting chopping boards. Dozens of women sat on the ground, slicing flesh […]
Read more »Uncovered: How Drought Insurance Can Leave Millions Without Food
December 13th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, an article on African countries which are buying parametric coverage to help with disaster recovery. But it doesn’t always pay out — and it’s no substitute for climate compensation from the rich world. The villagers of Chilimani are hardened gamblers, praying that annual rain will bring life to scrubby fields and provide enough […]
Read more »Pipe Dreams: Colorado’s Plans To Use More Water From The Colorado River
December 13th, 2024
Via Aspen Journalism, a report on Colorado’s big dreams to use more water from the Colorado River. But will planned reservoirs ever be built? Nearly two hours east of Grand Junction on a remote dirt road on the Grand Mesa is a nondescript, shallow, sage-brush-covered valley where two creeks meet. The site, at 8,200 feet in […]
Read more »‘The Water War’: How Drought Threatens Survival of Sicily’s Towns
December 13th, 2024
Via The Guardian, a report on Sicily where – amidst the Italian island’s worst drought, towns such as Troina are fighting for survival as supplies run dry and tensions rise: An ancient Sicilian proverb goes like this: “When water to two fountains flows, one will stay dry – that’s how it goes.” The residents of […]
Read more »‘Zero progress’: Western States at Impasse in Talks on Colorado River Water Shortages
December 10th, 2024
What happens at the Colorado River conference in Las Vegas stays at the Colorado River conference in Las Vegas — because nothing really happened. A multistate effort to lock in long-term plans for conserving vital shared water from the struggling Colorado River remains stalled as a report by the reported by the Los Angeles Times notes: […]
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