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Desertification, Water Scarcity Threaten 100 countries, including Egypt, by 2050
March 29th, 2022
Via SEE News, a report on global water scarcity: The Egyptian Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Mohamed Abdel-Aty said that water scarcity and desertification will threaten 100 countries including Egypt by 2050. The Egyptian minister participated in a conference, which comprises 20 countries, within the framework of the ongoing international preparations for the holding of the […]
Read more »Russia’s Hidden Water War in Ukraine
March 28th, 2022
Via H2O Global News, an article on how water is a motivating factor in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: Beneath the horror of Russia’s war in Ukraine flows an undercurrent of political tension over that most vital and intractable resource – water. Control over water resources has been a point of contention between the two countries […]
Read more »U.S. Drought Expected to Persist, and Spread, Through the Spring
March 28th, 2022
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on the U.S. drought which is expected to persist, and spread, through the Spring: Drought conditions are likely to continue across more than half of the continental United States through at least June, straining water supplies and increasing the risk of wildfires, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s First-Ever 14FYP for Water Security
March 25th, 2022
Via China Water Risk, a report on China’s 14 year plan for water security: China’s first-ever 14FYP for Water Security signals that it is well ahead in water adaptation & the IPCC’s “climate resilient development”. Water = top priority for China’s next 100 years of development; Water 14FYP recognises the many & significant challenges with […]
Read more »Drop by Drop: Arizona Moves Steadily Closer to Water Peril
March 23rd, 2022
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a report on how severe drought, dead wells, and political divisions are pushing Arizona steadily closer to water supply peril: Nobody who knows Peggy Judd would mistake her for a political progressive. At age 59, Judd is in her second term as one of three supervisors in Cochise County, a nearly 4 million-acre expanse of mesquite and cholla cactus, irrigated cropland, […]
Read more »A ‘Dangerous Game of Chicken” On The Colorado River
March 23rd, 2022
Via Writers on the Range, commentary on inter-basin negotiations and use of water from the Colorado River: Seven Western states and their leaders — all depending on water from the Colorado River — remain divided. Split into basins by an imaginary border at Lees Ferry, Arizona, each state can share blame for the rapid depletion […]
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