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Water Innovations Crucial As Arab Nations Address Climate Change
July 4th, 2017
Via the FAO, a brief look at the importance of fostering water use innovations in Arab countries: Arab states must continue to seek innovations to overcome water scarcity in the face of climate change, said UN Food and Agriculture Organization Director-General José Graziano da Silva at an event co-hosted by the Arab League on the […]
Read more »Why Hydro Politics Will Shape The 21st Century
June 24th, 2017
Courtesy of BBC, a look at how – in the coming decades – the supply of water has the potential to influence geopolitics, diplomacy and even conflict: The 2008 James Bond film Quantum of Solace pits 007 against an evil criminal syndicate bent on global domination. Sounds par for the course… but this particular network […]
Read more »The Relentless March of Drought – ‘Horseman of the Apocalypse’?
June 8th, 2017
Via Inter Press Service, a sobering article on water scarcity and drought: By 2025 –that’s in less than 8 years from today– 1.8 billion people will experience absolute water scarcity, and two thirds of the world will be living under water-stressed conditions. Now it is feared that advancing drought and deserts, growing water scarcity and […]
Read more »UN: Water A ‘Catalyst’ For Cooperation, Not Conflict
June 8th, 2017
Via UN News Center, a report on UN calls for water to be a catalyst for cooperation vs. conflict: Stressing the importance of diplomacy to prevent and resolve trans-boundary disputes over water resources, Secretary-General António Guterres today told the United Nations Security Council that water serves as “a catalyst” for cooperation among nations, even those that are not […]
Read more »NATO Lawmakers Warn Global Warming Will Trigger “Dire” Water and Food Shortages
May 23rd, 2017
Via Bloomberg, an article on a recent NATO report warning of climate change’s impact on food and water in the Middle East and Africa: Lawmakers from nations in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are warning that global warming will lead to mass migration and conflict in the Middle East and Africa, another reason President Donald Trump […]
Read more »Food and Water Security In South Asia 2030
May 4th, 2017
Via Future Directions International, a report on food and water security in South Asia 2030: Key Points A rising population and the need to feed and water it will likely be a cause of food and water insecurity in South Asia out to 2030. Climate change will intensify this food and water insecurity. Given the […]
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