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From Scarcity to Sustainability: The GCC’s Journey Towards Water Security
April 8th, 2024
Via the World Bank, commentary on the GCC’s journey towards water security: World Water Day casts a spotlight on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries’ journey towards sustainable water security — a remarkable feat given their extreme water scarcity. The GCC countries face a stark reality: the absence of surface water and their unsustainable use of groundwater […]
Read more »Transboundary Water Cooperation for Peace in Southern Africa
April 8th, 2024
Via African NewsPage, commentary on the role that transboundary water cooperation can play in bringing peace in Southern Africa: Growing populations and climatic impacts are placing unprecedented pressure on water resources. This is true of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region which comprises 16 Member States, whose population in 2018, was estimated to be at […]
Read more »‘New Climate Reality’ Stretches Global Freshwater Supply
April 7th, 2024
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on how the new world’s climate reality is stretching global freshwater supply: As Pere Aragonès, Catalonia’s regional president, declared a drought emergency across the Spanish region in February, he issued a stark warning: “We are entering a new climate reality.” With water reserves falling to below 16 per […]
Read more »Why Does US West Grow So Much Alfalfa?
April 4th, 2024
Via Sustainable Waters, commentary on the nexus between water use and food production in the US West: During recent years I’ve had the great fortune to work with some amazing scientists on some really interesting research projects focused on water use and food production in the American West. Due to widespread concerns over water scarcity […]
Read more »Pakistan Facing 30% Water Shortage For Sowing Season
April 4th, 2024
Via Terra Daily, a report on Pakistan’s water shortage during an upcoming critical agricultural season: Pakistan is facing a 30 percent water shortage at the start of the sowing season for cash crops such as rice and cotton, the country’s water regulator said. The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) said the gap is based on […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s Most Innovative Cities Are Running Out of Water
April 4th, 2024
Via Japan Times, a report on India’s water crisis and its impact on the nation’s economic engine: At the time Egypt’s pyramids were being constructed, one of the cradles of global civilization grew up in the Indus Valley around the borders of what are today Pakistan and India. Its grid-planned cities produced sewage networks, delicate […]
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