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Troubled Waters Between El Paso & Ciudad Juarez
January 26th, 2009
Via the Border Wall As Architecture blog, some information on the water problems at the El Paso/Ciudad Juárez border resulting from the fact that they share an aquifer and surface source (the Rio Grande), but have few effective ways to prevent over-use and/or contamination. As the article notes: “…An arid landscape and climate as well […]
Read more »“The West Will Run Dry”: U.S. To Tap Mexico?
January 20th, 2009
Via The Denver Post, an interesting article regarding recent moves between the U.S. and Mexico to ramp up discussions over efforts to enable downstream states to build desalting plants in Mexico that could provide water, albeit expensively, to both Mexico and the U.S. As the article notes, they are also launching talks for Mexico to […]
Read more »Latin America: A New Era of Big Dams?
September 21st, 2008
From Newsweek, an interesting look at a renewed push for dams – particularly in Latin America. As the article notes, an eclectic mix of corporate profit opportunities, Chinese financing, concern over global warming, and rising energy costs are converging to help push large hydro projects to reality: “…Almost 15 years ago, the top official at […]
Read more »Water Wars Forthcoming?
August 29th, 2008
Several recent articles from the UK with opinions on how wars of the next few decades could be fought over access to water, according to some analysts. First, The View offered a look at the British government’s response to a recent WWF call to action on water issues: “…Countries need to act quickly to resolve […]
Read more »Mexico and Colorado River: Prospects For Cooperation Drying Up
June 1st, 2008
Via The Los Angeles Times, an interesting look at the impact of the Colorado River’s increasingly meager flow into northern Mexico has upon millions who depend on it. As the article notes: “…As U.S. scientists warn of a semi-permanent drought along the taxed river by midcentury, Mexico today offers a glimpse of what dry times […]
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