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Colombians Told To Shower With A Partner As Drought Hits Capital Water Supplies
April 17th, 2024
Courtesy of The Guardian, a report on Bogotá’s decision to bring in water rationing with El Niño weather phenomenon meaning city could run out in under two months: Couples in Bogotá are being asked to shower together as water supplies are rationed in the Colombian capital. Major neighbourhoods were cut off from the water grid […]
Read more »‘Water Is More Valuable Than Oil’: The Corporation Cashing In On America’s Drought
April 16th, 2024
Via The Guardian, an article on an unprecedented deal in which a private company purchased land in a tiny Arizona town – and sold its water rights to a suburb 200 miles away. Local residents fear the agreement has ‘opened Pandora’s box’: One of the biggest battles over Colorado River water is being staged in […]
Read more »Conserving Water In Monterrey, Mexico
April 16th, 2024
Via Aquatech, a look at how Mexican utility Servicios de Agua y Drenaje de Monterrey (SADM) is combatting water scarcity issues in Nuevo Leon through pressure regulation and increased real-time monitoring: Water scarcity issues in north Mexico Like much of northern Mexico, Nuevo Leon is suffering from drought conditions and water scarcity, caused by a […]
Read more »New Mexico’s Rivers: Most Threatened Waterways in U.S.
April 16th, 2024
Via The Guardian, a report that New Mexico – following a Supreme court ruling that left more than 90% of state’s surface waters with no pollution protections, since they don’t run continuously – has the most threatened waterways in US: New Mexico’s rivers, which include the Rio Grande, Gila, San Juan and Pecos, are America’s most […]
Read more »Citizens Mobilizing Against Thai Hydropower
April 15th, 2024
Via the Foreign Policy Research Institute, a report on how citizens are using information to battle against hydropower projects on the Mekong: To counter the marginalization of community input in hydropower project planning, civil society organizations (CSOs) share information on the ecological and economic effects of dams during the Environmental Impact Assessment’s advised “policy window” […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s ICT Sector Running Dry?
April 12th, 2024
Via China Water Risk, a new report on the rise of AI and the climate risks which amplify existing water risks faced by thirsty data centres: CWR releases a new report, “China ICT running dry? The rise of AI & climate risks amplify existing water risks faced by thirsty data centres”. The report reveals 4.3mn data […]
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