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2020 National Intelligence Council Memorandum on Global Water Insecurity Released
December 4th, 2020
Via Peter Gleick, commentary on the 2020 National Intelligence Council Memorandum on Global Water Insecurity: On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (Public Law 116-92), including the Intelligence Authorization Act of FY2020. Section 6722 of that law required a report be prepared on the national security effects of “global […]
Read more »Severe Drought In South America
November 6th, 2020
Via Smart Water Magazine, an article on South America’s drought: Large parts of South America are in the grip of a serious drought. Signs of the drought began to appear in satellite gravimetry observations of southeastern Brazil in mid-2018 and had spread into parts of Paraguay, Bolivia, and northern Argentina by 2020. “This is the second most intense drought in […]
Read more »Central Asia Risks Becoming A Hyper-Arid Desert In Near Future
October 31st, 2020
Via The Conversation, a report on water stress in Central Asia: Around 34 million years ago, sudden climate change caused ecological breakdown in Central Asia. This ancient event, triggered by rapid drops in temperature and atmospheric carbon dioxide, permanently affected biological diversity in the region. Large areas of Mongolia, (geographic) Tibet and north-western China suddenly […]
Read more »The Middle East: Thirsty For Solutions To Water Scarcity
October 3rd, 2020
Via The Emirates’ The National newspaper, a report on water scarcity in the MENA region: Water scarcity is a subject that has been given enough attention in the Mena region, where it is a serious problem. Its availability has always been a concern, particularly in the Arab world, whose population of more than 360 million […]
Read more »Ending Conflicts Over Water
September 19th, 2020
Via The Pacific Institute, a report on water conflicts: Growing Tensions Over Freshwater In recent years, a wide range of water-related factors have contributed to political instability, human dislocation and migration, agricultural and food insecurity, and in more and more cases, actual conflict and violence. Demand for water has grown as populations and economies expand, while […]
Read more »Water Warning As Climate Risks Intensify
September 16th, 2020
Via TerraDaily, a report on global water risks: Record temperatures are accelerating the rise of sea levels, melting glaciers and snow coverage and threatening the water supplies for billions, according to a major UN report Wednesday charting the “increasing and irreversible” impacts of climate change. The multi-agency United in Science report said the world had […]
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