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Middle East Conflicts Jeopardize Water For Millions
June 13th, 2015
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a sobering look at how water is both a weapon and a casualty of violence in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen: Millions of people across the Middle East face drought, scarce drinking water supplies, and poor sanitation due to civil wars and conflict. Meanwhile, resource constraints and foreign military interventions […]
Read more »Adaptation, Resistance, Or Subversion: How Will Water Politics Be Affected By Climate Change?
June 13th, 2015
Via the Wilson Center’s New Security Beat, commentary on how climate change may impact water politics in the years ahead: One of the primary ways climate change is expected to affect international relations is through water. There are more than 270 bodies of water that cross over international boundaries, and various methodologies have identified several dozen that are particularly […]
Read more »Seven Epic Droughts Devastating the Planet
June 4th, 2015
Via Eco Watch, a report on the seven epic droughts affecting the world today: Every inhabited continent, to varying degrees, faces extremely high water stress. That means that in certain areas more than 80 percent of the local water supply is withdrawn by businesses, farmers, residents and other consumers every year. Not all of that […]
Read more »Thirsty Nicaragua
June 4th, 2015
Via InterPress Service, a sobering article on water scarcity in Nicarauga: Nicaragua, the Central American country with the most abundant water sources, and where water – “agua” in Spanish – is even part of its name, is suffering one of its worst water crises in half a century, fuelled by climate change, deforestation and erosion. […]
Read more »Snow-Capped Mountains And Rushing Rivers, But No Water To Drink In Nepal’s Capital
April 13th, 2015
Via Global Voices, a sobering look at water access in Nepal: People lining up for water an hour before it is scheduled to flow, in Kathmandu, Nepal on July 10 2014. Despite having among the highest water availability per capita in the world and holding about 2.7 percent of the world’s total fresh water reserves, Nepal suffers […]
Read more »Global Water Crisis Causing Failed Harvests, Hunger, War And Terrorism
March 27th, 2015
Via The Ecologist, detailed commentary on how the Global water crisis is causing failed harvests, hunger, war and terrorism: The world is already experiencing water scarcity driven by over-use, poor land management and climate change, writes Nafeez Ahmed. It’s one of the causes of wars and terrorism in the Middle East and beyond, and if […]
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