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Leveraging Water For Peace
March 21st, 2024
Via SIWI, an article on how water can be better leveraged for peace: Many countries are dependent on shared water resources to meet their needs. These countries, therefore, have a strong interest in cooperation around shared freshwater from rivers, lakes, and aquifers. The deepening climate crisis further necessitates cooperation and promoting good governance, to maintain […]
Read more »Climate, Drought, and the Disrupted Future of Global Trade
March 7th, 2024
Via The Atlantic Council, a look at the impact of climate change and drought on the future of global trade: Over 80 percent of all global trade in goods and commodities is carried through waterways. But climate change threatens the efficient functioning of waterways, canals, and seaports—and therefore is a major threat to global trade. The most […]
Read more »The Groundwater Crisis: The Need for New Data to Inform Public Policy
March 7th, 2024
Via MIT Press Reader, a look at the importance of having reliable, accurate, and timely data about valuable groundwater resources will be essential to our ability to respond effectively to climate change: The presence of groundwater has sustained humanity and agricultural development for millennia. During the 16th century, Leonardo da Vinci presented numerous theories on […]
Read more »“We Need To Talk About Water – And The Fact That The World Is Running Out Of It”
March 5th, 2024
Via The Guardian, commentary on the world’s water crisis: There’s a flaw in the plan. It’s not a small one: it is an Earth-sized hole in our calculations. To keep pace with the global demand for food, crop production needs to grow by at least 50% by 2050. In principle, if nothing else changes, this is feasible, […]
Read more »Pollution Risks Worsening Global Water Scarcity
February 8th, 2024
Via Terra Daily, a report on the risk that pollution poses to global water scarcity: Water scarcity could affect three billion more people than previously expected by mid-century, with increased pollution rendering river sources “unsafe” for humans and wildlife, researchers warned Tuesday. The UN’s climate science panel has said that around half the world’s population […]
Read more »Can Water Help Quench the Flames of Hostility? How Shared Waters Can Promote Dialogue During Conflict
February 5th, 2024
Via Johns Hopkins, a new journal article examining how shared waters can promote dialogue during conflict: Abstract: Grounded in the water diplomacy and environmental peacebuilding literatures, our article poses the question: Are there settings of existing or potential international conflict where shared water resources may induce dialogue, regardless of whether there is a relationship between […]
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