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Water Diplomacy – A Tool for Peace and Well Being
June 4th, 2023
Via Modern Diplomacy, commentary on the potential for hydro diplomacy to foster peace around the world: On March 22nd every year, World Water Day is celebrated. The theme for 2023 focused on accelerating changes to resolve the water and sanitation crisis as part of the Agenda 2030. Starting in 2015, Sustainable Development Goal 6 aims to achieve everyone’s access […]
Read more »Rice Gets Reimagined, From the Mississippi to the Mekong
June 2nd, 2023
Via The New York Times, a detailed look at the water impact of global rice production: Rice is in trouble as the Earth heats up, threatening the food and livelihood of billions of people. Sometimes there’s not enough rain when seedlings need water, or too much when the plants need to keep their heads above […]
Read more »Climate Change Is Drying Out Lakes Faster Than Scientists Thought
May 20th, 2023
Courtesy of The Washington Post, an article on a new study that finds a warming climate and human water consumption are largely responsible for a rapid decline in the world’s lake levels, with implications for billions of people: Water loss in large lakes around the world was more widespread during the past three decades than […]
Read more »Uruguay Drought Forces Government to Subsidize Bottled Water
May 15th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a report on the growing intensity of Uruguay’s drought crisis: Uruguay’s government is now subsidizing bottled water in the capital Montevideo and neighboring cities as a three-year drought has triggered the South American country’s worst drinking water crisis in at least half a century. “This is a drought where it rained 60% less […]
Read more »Drought Threatens Panama Canal Shipping Traffic
April 27th, 2023
Via Terra Daily, a report on the impact of drought on the Panama Canal: Drought has forced Panama’s authorities to reduce shipping traffic in the canal that links the Atlantic and Pacific as a water supply crisis threatens the future of this crucial waterway. Two artificial lakes that feed the canal in the province of […]
Read more »How Bottled Water Masks The Global Water Crisis
April 9th, 2023
Via The Conversation, commentary on the global bottled water industry: Bottled water is one of the world’s most popular beverages, and its industry is making the most of it. Since the millennium, the world has advanced significantly towards the goal of safe water for all. In 2020, 74 per cent of humanity had access to safe water. This […]
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