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How Mexico City Averted All-Out Drought
October 17th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a look at how – with just-in-time rain and a looming presidential election – Mexico City never reached ‘Day Zero.’ But the politicized threat helped propel water infrastructure as a priority policy issue. As severe drought parched the Valley of Mexico earlier this year, news outlets began a countdown to a total failure […]
Read more »Global Water Crisis Leaves Half Of World Food Production At Risk In Next 25 Years
October 16th, 2024
Via The Guardian, an article on a new study that says urgent action needed to conserve resources and save ecosystems that supply fresh water: More than half the world’s food production will be at risk of failure within the next 25 years as a rapidly accelerating water crisis grips the planet, unless urgent action is […]
Read more »Nile Pact Enters Into Force Despite Egypt Objections
October 16th, 2024
Via Seed Daily, an article on the Nile River pact, which entered into force recently despite Egypt objections: A landmark multinational agreement on managing the waters of the Nile River has entered into force — over the vehement objections of Egypt.The Nile River Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA) took effect on Sunday after more than […]
Read more »Europe’s Water Security Under Threat
October 16th, 2024
Via Seed Daily, a report on Europe’s water security: Pollution, habitat degradation, climate change and over-use of freshwater resources are putting a strain on Europe, with only a third of its surface water in good health, the European Environment Agency warned on Tuesday.“The health of Europe’s waters is not good. Our waters face an unprecedented […]
Read more »Taps May Soon Run Dry in South African Cities Housing 12 Million
October 15th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a report on South Africa’s water crisis: Rand Water says Gauteng reservoir levels are critically low Temperatures as high as 37C was recorded over the weekend Reservoir levels in South Africa’s most populous province are plunging and continent’s biggest bulk-water supplier has warned that taps may soon run dry in cities where about […]
Read more »A Border-Wide Approach To Transboundary Aquifer Management Between Mexico and the United States
October 15th, 2024
Via Science Direct, a new journal article on transboundary aquifer areas between Mexico and the U.S.: Highlights • New Mexico and Chihuahua have the most vulnerable groundwater hotspots. • ETAAs help in the prioritization of areas to promote transboundary collaboration. • ETAAs support the assessment of potential transboundary impacts on a local scale. Abstract Study […]
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