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Water Wars
January 10th, 2020
Via The Statesman, an opinion piece reflecting upon how – Ii the report of the California-based Pacific Institute think tank is any indication – the crippling scarcity of water the world over, has doubled water-related violence during the decade that has just gone by (2010-19): The challenge is as forbidding as it is global, verily the outcome […]
Read more »Water Wars: Early Warning Tool Uses Climate Data To Predict Conflict Hotspots
January 9th, 2020
Via The Guardian, an article on a new system that will predict where tension over water scarcity may erupt into violence: Researchers from six organisations have developed an early warning system to help predict potential water conflicts as violence associated with water surges globally. The Dutch government-funded Water, Peace and Security (WPS) global early warning tool, which […]
Read more »Global Water-related Violence Increased In Past Decade
January 2nd, 2020
Via The Guardian, an article on water-related violence worldwide: Violence associated with water has surged in the past decade driven by attacks on civilian water systems in Syria’s civil war and increasing disputes over supplies in India, according to a comprehensive database of conflicts linked to the vital resource. Recorded incidents of water-related violence have more […]
Read more »Water May Help Exacerbate Violent Conflict, But Not Be Initial Cause
December 11th, 2019
Via Future Directions International, commentary on how conflict related to water is more a response to government inability to provide basic services for society, than about water itself: A new tool, launched by the Water, Peace and Security (WPS) Partnership, has identified a number of locations where there is a high risk of water-related conflict. The tool […]
Read more »Water Could Limit Our Ability to Feed the World
November 26th, 2019
Via World Resources Institute, a report on how water scarcity may limit our ability to feed the world: To feed the world, we need to pay more attention to water. To nourish a growing global population, we’ll need to produce 56% more calories by 2050, while dealing with increasing climate-driven water risks like droughts and competition over […]
Read more »Water Wars?
November 20th, 2019
Courtesy of The Economist, a graphical look at the incidence of water conflict over the years: THE FORECAST that future wars will be fought over water has been made long enough for it to become both a platitude and subject to doubt. Demand for water has surged because populations have grown and rising prosperity has enabled […]
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