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Investors Are Mining For Water: The Next Hot Commodity
September 25th, 2015
Via The New York Times, an interesting article on investing in water: Drip-irrigated lemon orchards at the Cadiz water project in the Mojave Desert. CreditMonica Almeida/The New York Times Gazing out of a turboprop high above his company’s main asset — 34,000 acres in the Mojave Desert with billions of gallons of fresh water locked deep […]
Read more »Impact Of Central American Drought
September 2nd, 2015
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), analysis of the impact of Central America’s drought on the region and migration: Central America and the Caribbean are in the midst of a drought that is impacting Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Hispaniola and Cuba. Agricultural output has been hit hard, complicated by the fact that the region is […]
Read more »Middle East: Facing Water Shortages For Next 25 Years
August 31st, 2015
Via The Guardian, a look at how rising population and dwindling water supplies will affect millions of people and exacerbate conflict in the Middle East in the decades ahead: Water supplies across the Middle East will deteriorate over 25 years, threatening economic growth and national security and forcing more people to move to already overcrowded […]
Read more »Ranking The World’s Most Water-Stressed Countries In 2040
August 31st, 2015
Via the World Resources Institute, an interesting ranking on future water stress—a measure of competition and depletion of surface water—in 167 countries by 2020, 2030, and 2040: The world’s demand for water is likely to surge in the next few decades. Rapidly growing populations will drive increased consumption by people, farms and companies. More people will move […]
Read more »Latin America’s Water Security Depends On Curbing Agriculture Use
August 27th, 2015
Via Trust.org, an article on agriculture’s use of water in Latin America: Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean must rein in their thirsty agriculture sector to ensure water security, as extreme weather takes a toll on the region’s growing cities, experts said. Agriculture accounts for 70 percent of global water use, consuming more than […]
Read more »Thirsty Middle East Faces Worsening Water Stress
August 26th, 2015
Via Trust.org, a look at the Middle East’s water challenges: Nearly half of 33 countries expected to face extremely high water stress by 2040 are in the Middle East, where surface water is limited and demand is high, said experts who ranked 167 nations. Thirteen Middle Eastern countries plus the Palestinian Territories are projected to […]
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