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Water Scarcity Predicted To Worsen In >80% of Croplands Globally This Century
May 6th, 2022
Via Seed Daily, an article on how water scarcity is predicted to worsen in more than 80% of croplands globally this century: Agricultural water scarcity is expected to increase in more than 80% of the world’s croplands by 2050, according to a new study in the AGU journal Earth’s Future. The new study examines current […]
Read more »Water Crisis is the ‘Great Global Challenge’
May 3rd, 2022
Via Newsweek, an article on the global water crisis from one NGO’s perspective: Matt Damon gets how off-putting it is when privileged celebrities attach their names to a cause they don’t really care about. He appreciates how it “trigger(s) your gag reflex” when you hear about “the celebrity (who) goes to Africa and resolves to […]
Read more »Desalination Quenching California’s Thirst: Pipe Dream?
April 5th, 2022
Via The Economist, an article on how much desalination can help California diversify its water supply as the West dries up: Carlsbad State Beach is a Southern California idyll. Palm trees adorn the cliffs above the sand, and surfers paddle out for the waves. From the beach it is impossible to tell that a huge desalination […]
Read more »UN: 500M Live In 19 African Nations Deemed ‘Water Insecure’
March 28th, 2022
Via UN University, an article on how more than 500 million live in 19 African nations deemed water insecure: Despite global Sustainable Development Goals and commitments made in 2015, just 29 African nations have made some progress over the past three to five years, 25 have made none, according to the UN’s first-ever assessment of water […]
Read more »Climate Change and Water Scarcity: Making Armed Conflict Worse
March 20th, 2022
Courtesy of the New York Times, commentary on how global warming is “unambiguously worsening” conditions that contribute to clashes and deepen the pain for civilians: If you’ve read the work of brave journalists in Mariupol this week, you know that the people of that city are trying to survive not just shelling by Russian forces. They are […]
Read more »Could Groundwater Kickstart A Green Recovery In Africa?
March 20th, 2022
Via The Conversation, commentary on the potential for groundwater to help kickstart a green recovery in some African countries: African leaders have joined a worldwide thrust for a “green recovery” from the COVID-19 setback and the climate crisis. As the African Union’s Green Recovery Action Plan puts it, this essentially means investing in the sustainable use of […]
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