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Troubled Waters: The World’s Thirsty Future
May 25th, 2016
Via the Pacific Standard, a sobering look at the future of global water tensions where – amid population booms and more extreme weather – rising demand—not supply shortages—will be the main driver of water stress: North America The Ogallala aquifer provides nearly one-third of the groundwater used for irrigation in the United States. In 2013, […]
Read more »Running Dry: ‘Lack Of Awareness’ Risks Abu Dhabi Water Reserves
May 15th, 2016
Via The National, a sobering report on the UAE’s water consumption trends: Natural water reserves in Abu Dhabi will be exhausted within 50 years because residents are unaware that they are using too much, a new study says. Underground aquifers must be allowed to replenish or they will be dry by about 2066, said Prof […]
Read more »“The Third World War Will be About Water”
May 13th, 2016
Via the Carnegie Council, commentary on the risk of water related turmoil in the future: In 2015, NASA’s satellite data revealed that 21 of the world’s 37 large aquifers are severely water-stressed. With growing populations, and increased demands from agriculture and industry, researchers indicated that this crisis is only likely to worsen. Rajendra Singh, known as the […]
Read more »Could A Lack Of Water Cause Wars?
May 4th, 2016
Via Scientific American, a look at whether water scarcity poses a greater risk of turmoil under global warming: Water scarcity is expected to increase globally as populations boom and climate change sharpens uncertainty around the resource’s availability, according to a report by the World Bank. The conclusion adds to a growing body of research, and […]
Read more »Global Water Shortages To Deliver ‘Severe Hit’ To Economies, World Bank Warns
May 4th, 2016
Courtesy of The Guardian, an article on a recent World Bank report which suggests that the Middle East, north Africa, central Asia and south Asia are due to suffer biggest economic hit from water scarcity as climate change takes hold: Water shortages will deliver a “severe hit” to the economies of the Middle East, central […]
Read more »Asia’s Troubled Waters
April 22nd, 2016
Via Project Syndicate, a look at Asia’s growing water challenge: Asia’s water woes are worsening. Already the world’s driest continent in per capitaterms, Asia now faces a severe drought that has parched a vast region extending from southern Vietnam to central India. This has exacerbated political tensions, because it has highlighted the impact of China’s dam-building policy on […]
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