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River Ethics and Management
June 25th, 2024
Via China Daily, commentary on river ethics and management: The world faces a grave water crisis, both in magnitude and extent. Though there are many reasons behind this sad situation, three stand out. First, the global population has continued to increase, along with commercial and industrial activities. Water is essential for the survival of humans […]
Read more »Thirsty In Paradise: Water Crises A Growing Problem Across the Caribbean Islands
May 18th, 2024
Via Phys.org, a report on water crises in the Caribbean: In the popular imagination, the Caribbean is paradise, an exotic place to escape to. But behind the images of balmy beaches and lush hotel grounds lies a crisis, the likes of which its residents have never experienced. Caribbean islands are in a water crisis, and […]
Read more »G7 To Set Up Water Coalition To Tackle Crises
April 30th, 2024
Via Energy Daily a report that the G7 to set up water coalition to tackle crises: French minister The G7 is setting up a water coalition to tackle the global water crisis, which is being exacerbated by climate change, France’s ecological transition minister said Monday. The Group of Seven industrialised nations meeting for two-day talks […]
Read more »The Rising Contest Over Asia’s Water
April 27th, 2024
Via the Hinrich Foundation, an insightful presentation on the rising contest over Asia’s water: The threat of water scarcity is one of the least profiled of geoeconomic tensions in the world and particularly in Asia, where nations are vying for control over a riverine network that feeds a global race for water-dependent technologies. Visual Capitalist […]
Read more »Risk of Flooding Mapped Around the World
April 27th, 2024
Courtesy of the Visual Capitalist, a look at risk of flooding around the world: Devastating floods across Pakistan this summer have resulted in more than 1,400 lives lost and one-third of the country being under water. This raises the question: which nations and their populations are the most vulnerable to the risk of flooding around […]
Read more »Global Groundwater Withdrawals Expected To Peak In Key Basins Globally by 2050
April 26th, 2024
Via Phys.org, a look at a new study predicts that global groundwater withdrawals are expected to peak in about one-third of the world’s basins by 2050, potentially triggering significant trade and agriculture shifts: Experimental design showing combinatorial variations of 6 parameter categories used to design 900 GCAM scenarios. Credit: Nature Sustainability (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41893-024-01306-w Groundwater withdrawals are […]
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