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Brazil Edges To Brink of Epic Water Crisis
November 24th, 2014
Via The Globe and Mail, a report on Sao Paulo’s worsening water crisis: One of the world’s biggest cities is running out of water. Sao Paulo, a city of 20 million people, could run dry within weeks. The humanitarian and economic cost would be immense. The fiasco should be a global wakeup call for other […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Upstream Dilemma
November 16th, 2014
Courtesy of China Water Risk, a detailed look at China’s international water “reach”: China’s international freshwaters, shared with more than 20 riparian countries (North Korea, Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos, Nepal, Pakistan (Kashmir), Afghanistan, India and Vietnam) and autonomous regions, provides the region with a unique opportunity to enhance transboundary cooperation. With the […]
Read more »Amid Terror Attacks, Iraq Faces Water Crisis
November 5th, 2014
Via National Geographic, a report on how the Islamic State’s assault on dams and water systems threatens Iraq’s supply, which was already squeezed by dams in Turkey and Iran: Peshmerga soldiers stand guard at the Mosul Dam in northern Iraq on August 21, 2014. The Kurdish militia and other Iraqi fighters recaptured the dam from […]
Read more »Explaining São Paulo, Brazil’s Water Crisis
November 4th, 2014
Via the World Resources Institute, several maps detailing São Paulo’s water crisis: The worst drought to grip São Paulo, Brazil and neighboring states in 80 years is wreaking havoc on the local population. As of late October, key reservoirs hold less than two weeks’ worth of drinking water. Schools and health centers are closing early, […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s Water Security And The Mighty Rivers Of Tibet
November 4th, 2014
Via the Foundation for Non Violent Alternatives, an article on India’s water security and the rivers of Tibet: The Tibetan Plateau is environmentally one of the most vulnerable places on earth. It is rich and varied with abundant plant and wildlife diversity, water resources, glaciers and grasslands all of which play a vital role in […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: Water Can Be A Medium Of Cooperation Between China And India
November 4th, 2014
Courtesy of the Foundation for Non Violent Alternatives, an article examining how water can be an important aspect in the broad cooperation fields between China and India: On 30 June 2014 a significant event took place for both China and India at the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China. H.E. Mr. Ashok K. Kantha, […]
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