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High and Dry: Climate Change, Water, and the Economy
July 4th, 2022
Via The World Bank, a new report that finds that water scarcity, exacerbated by climate change, could hinder economic growth, spur migration, and spark conflict. However, it also notes that most countries can neutralize the adverse impacts of water scarcity by taking action to allocate and use water resources more efficiently: Key Findings Water scarcity, exacerbated by climate […]
Read more »Droughts and Societal Change: Impact of Drought On Emergence of Islam In Late Antique Arabia
June 20th, 2022
Via the Daily Mail, an article on a new report published by Science that examines the impact that extreme drought on the Arabian peninsula had upon the rise of Islam in the seventh century: For nearly 300 years, the Himyarite kingdom was the dominant power in ancient Arabia. Its economy, based on agriculture and foreign […]
Read more »Where Water Stress Will Be Highest By 2040
June 1st, 2022
Via Statista, a look at the global projected ratio of water withdrawals to water supply (water stress level) in 2040. March 22 marks the UN’s World Water Day, which “celebrates water and raises awareness of the 2 billion people currently living without access to safe water.” According to the UN: “When a territory withdraws 25 […]
Read more »Water Scarcity Impacting 40% Of The World’s Population
May 17th, 2022
Via UBS, an investment brief on water scarcity: More than 98% of the Southwest is in drought this week, according to the monitor, which noted that reservoir storage levels were below-normal in all Western states except for Washington. In California, which is entirely in drought conditions, two of the state’s largest reservoirs — Shasta Lake […]
Read more »World’s Top Five Risks Are All Water Related
May 16th, 2022
Via SIWI, a report noting that the world’s top five risks are all water-related: Every year, the World Economic Forum asks some 1,000 decision-makers from the public sector, business, academia and civil society across the globe to assess the risks facing the world over the decade to come. This year’s Global Risks Report, the 15th, stands […]
Read more »More Than 75% of the World Could Face Drought by 2050, UN Warns
May 12th, 2022
Via EcoWatch, an article on a very sobering UN report about global water scarcity: The climate crisis is making droughts more frequent and longer-lasting, a new UN report has announced. The report, Drought in Numbers, 2022, was released Wednesday in honor of Drought Day at the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)’s 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) taking place […]
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