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Climate Change: Bigger Threat To Pakistan Than Terrorism
July 16th, 2022
Via The Washington Post, commentary on how climate change is a bigger threat to Pakistan than terrorism: I never took climate change seriously until last year, when a mother and her child drowned in flooding just a few streets away from my home in Islamabad. This year the flooding is even worse. At least 150 people, including women […]
Read more »In the Driest Region of the World, Water Offers Peace
July 16th, 2022
Via FoodTank, an article on how – in the driest region of the world – water offers peace: In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, countries use over 80 percent of their water resources in agriculture, according to a U.N. Children’s Fund report. As climate change and migration exacerbate already scarce water supplies, The […]
Read more »Monterrey: ‘Desperate For Water’
July 11th, 2022
Via Terra Daily, an article on the drought affecting Mexico’s industrial powerhouse, Monterrey: Maria Celia Navarro smiles wistfully as she remembers the now-unthinkable luxury of taking a shower in her home before a water shortage struck one of Mexico’s wealthiest cities. Nestled in mountains a few hours’ drive from the US border, industrial powerhouse Monterrey boasts […]
Read more »California Deepens Water Cuts To Cope With Drought
July 11th, 2022
Via the Los Angeles Times, a report that California is deepening water cuts to cope with drought, hitting thousands of farms: California regulators have begun curtailing the water rights of many farms and irrigation districts along the Sacramento River, forcing growers to stop diverting water from the river and its tributaries. The order, which took effect […]
Read more »Spain and Portugal Suffering Driest Climate For 1,200 Years
July 10th, 2022
Via The Guardian, an article on the drought affecting Spain and Portugal: Spain and Portugal are suffering their driest climate for at least 1,200 years, according to research, with severe implications for both food production and tourism. Most rain on the Iberian peninsula falls in winter as wet, low-pressure systems blow in from the Atlantic. But a […]
Read more »Egypt Hopes Gulf Mediation Will Help Resolve Nile Dam Dispute
July 8th, 2022
Via Al Monitor, an article on how Egypt has intensified its contacts with Gulf countries to mobilize support in the GERD file, although statements and public support may not be enough to pressure Ethiopia back to the negotiation table: As part of its moves against Ethiopia’s policies related to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), […]
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