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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 […]
Read more »The World’s Hot Spot
August 19th, 2015
Courtesy of the New York Times, interesting commentary with a subject slightly broader than just water but the impact/lessons are the same: Here’s my bet about the future of Sunni, Shiite, Arab, Turkish, Kurdish and Israeli relations: If they don’t end their long-running conflicts, Mother Nature is going to destroy them all long before they […]
Read more »Bahrain: Food And Water Security
August 11th, 2015
Via Future Directions International, a look at Bahrain’s food and water security: Key Points Bahrain currently experiences a comfortable level of trade-based food security; however, it is vulnerable to supply disruptions and price risk. A section of the population is vulnerable to food price rises due in part to widespread income and social inequality. Bahrain […]
Read more »Food And Water Security In Qatar (2)
July 23rd, 2015
Via Future Directions International, second part of an interesting analysis on Qatar’s food and water security: Key Points Scarce natural water resources, variable and low rates of evaporation, and high rates of water consumption have led to the over-extraction of groundwater. Desalinated water supplies at least 50 per cent of the country’s water demand; groundwater […]
Read more »Food and Water Security in Qatar
July 21st, 2015
Via Future Directions International, a look at Qatar’s food and water security: Key Points Qatar’s agricultural production is constrained by scarce water resources, infertile soil, harsh climatic conditions and poor water management. The financial and environmental costs associated with implementing Qatar’s National Food Security Program (QNFSP) may outweigh the cost of importing food requirements, and […]
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