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Climate Change Is Driving a Global Water Trade You Can’t See
April 5th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a report on how more extreme weather is reshaping the availability of water, a commodity embedded in almost every product bought and sold in international markets: Every manifestation of the dangerous weather wreaking havoc around the world has one thing in common: water. As the Earth’s climate changes, the lack of water, or […]
Read more »Tackling Trade-Related Water Risks
March 30th, 2024
Courtesy of Chatham House, a look at how importing countries can address water stress from global commodity production: A combination of climate change impacts and the production of water-intensive commodities, such as food, textiles and minerals, is exacerbating global water insecurity. Around 50 per cent of the water used to produce these goods comes from […]
Read more »Spending Billions Preparing For Hot Wars When Water Wars Are Looming
March 30th, 2024
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on the potential for water wars: Since the pandemic, governments have been spending billions on arming themselves for imagined hot wars when billions of dollars are needed to mitigate a global water crisis that needs the building of sustainable water infrastructure and management regimes. Presenting a series of articles from researchers […]
Read more »UN Urges More Water Cooperation To Build Peace
March 25th, 2024
Via Terra Daily, a report on the UN’s call for more water cooperation to build peace Cooperation across borders on shared water resources can help avert conflicts and build peace, the United Nations said Friday, urging all countries to join its Water Convention. The UN stressed that with climate change and rising water scarcity worldwide, […]
Read more »The Water Wars Myth
March 23rd, 2024
Via OpenMind, commentary on what they call the ‘water wars myth’: “Water shortages are brewing wars,” warned the BBC last year. People who worry about climate change are drawn to this dramatic, high-stakes idea. After all, persistent droughts and destructive floods are symptoms of a changing climate, and it seems irresistibly intuitive to claim that […]
Read more »Water: Make Peace Not War – Five Things To Know
March 23rd, 2024
Via China Water Risk, commentary on how water, war and peace are inextricably linked, and 5 things to know to refocus water for peace: Water, war and peace are inextricably linked; it is literally a life-or-death matter as we cannot survive without water. And against the backdrop of multiple ongoing conflicts and rising tensions around […]
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