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UN: Drought Is ‘The Next Pandemic’
June 17th, 2021
Via The Guardian, a report that the UN has declared drought as the next global crisis: Drought is a hidden global crisis that risks becoming “the next pandemic” if countries do not take urgent action on water and land management and tackling the climate emergency, the UN has said. At least 1.5 billion people have been directly […]
Read more »Drought is Leading to Instability and Water Weaponization in the Middle East and North Africa
June 2nd, 2021
Via the Center for Climate and Security, commentary on how drought is leading to instability and water weaponization in MENA region: Water stress is a growing problem worldwide. Overuse, population growth, and climate change are contributing to desperate conditions and violent extremist organizations (VEOs) are turning scarce water into a weapon. Nowhere is this trend more […]
Read more »Asia’s Grim Water Future
April 29th, 2021
Via Unravel, a report on Asia’s failed resilience and grim water future: COVID-19 has made billions of people aware of the importance of having access to clean water. Asia, home to over 4.6 billion people, hosts three of the five largest economies of the world: China, Japan and India. Together with the US and Germany, they account for nearly […]
Read more »Groundwater Wells Worldwide Run Risk Of Running Dry
April 23rd, 2021
Via American Association for Advancement of Science, new research on the risk facing groundwater wells globally: As many as 20% of groundwater wells worldwide are at risk of running dry if groundwater reserves continue to decline according to a new study, which evaluated data from nearly 39 million wells from across the globe. The findings […]
Read more »Water Scarcity: Potential To Both Ignite Conflict and Foster Cooperation
April 23rd, 2021
Courtesy of Geographical, commentary on water scarcity’s potential to both ignite conflict and foster cooperation: Global demand for water is set to increase with economic and population growth. Yet, under predicted climate scenarios, freshwater availability will become increasingly unpredictable, even diminishing in some regions. To resolve water scarcities, states that share supplies could foster greater […]
Read more »The Continents Are ‘Drying Out’
April 19th, 2021
Via WaterCanada, a report on new research that shows troubling trends regarding global water stress: New research by a team led by University of Saskatchewan (USask) hydrologist James Famiglietti shows water is leaving the continents at an increasing rate, which is fuelling sea level rise. “The continents are drying out,” said Famiglietti. “We’re talking about […]
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