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Egypt: When Taps Go Dry, Little Recourse Except A Ruthless Black Market
August 4th, 2015
Via The Guardian, a sobering report on Egypt, a nation that the UN says will face ‘absolute water scarcity’ by 2025, but for some villages the catastrophe has already arrived: On a blazing hot summer day, rumours that the water truck is finally arriving spread like wildfire through the village of Ezbit al-Taweel. In minutes, some […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Indo-Bhutan Hydro Relations
July 31st, 2015
Via Eurasia Review, a detailed look at hydro relations between India and Bhutan: One strand of the debate on non-traditional security issues is that future wars will be fought over water. History stands evident of the fact that since the beginning of human civilization man has been settling beside rivers and many of the mighty […]
Read more »Repercussions of Climate Change And Water Politics in Central Asia
July 22nd, 2015
Via The Diplomat, a look at how water related issues may impact Central Asia in the years ahead: In Central Asia, the topic of climate change is rarely discussed in local political circles. Yet scientists have warned about the future for the Eurasian continent.The Diplomat recently sat down with Columbia University’s Benjamin Orlove to discuss the impact of […]
Read more »Spain’s Water Resources
July 21st, 2015
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a detailed analysis of Spain’s water challenges: Over the coming decades, Spain will face several challenges in maintaining the viability of its natural resources. Climatic pressures will likely stretch regional water supplies. A lack of future investment will cause infrastructure to deteriorate. Public sentiment that water is a common good […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: A $23 Billion Stock Drop Shows India’s Rising Water Risks
July 20th, 2015
Via Bloomberg, an article on India’s water scarcity issues, with half of the country facing potential surface-water supply disruptions: Few expected India’s science minister to cut the monsoon outlook as he unveiled a weather forecasting system on June 2. The surprise contributed to a 1.5-trillion-rupee ($23 billion) two-day slump in the nation’s equities. The rupee also […]
Read more »In Northeastern Brazil, Drought Runs The Economy Dry
July 12th, 2015
Via WorldCrunch, a report on the impact that Brazil’s drought has had upon some of its region’s economies: For months now, water taps in some of northeastern Brazil’s cities have been running dry. Not during certain hours of the day. Or certain days of the week. But all the time. Morning and night. Day after […]
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