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Jordan: Prevent Use Of Water For War Or Suppression
March 20th, 2015
Via The Jordan Times, a report on an upcoming conference convened by Jordan on water peace: Around 80 regional and international water experts, lawmakers and academics are scheduled to convene in Amman on Wednesday to share experiences on water cooperation and propose solutions to prevent water sources from becoming tools of war, organisers said on […]
Read more »Why Freshwater Shortages Will Cause The Next Great Global Crisis
March 10th, 2015
Via The Guardian, an interesting yet sobering look at why freshwater shortages will cause the next global crisis: The drying Paraibuna dam, part of the Cantareira water system that provides greater São Paulo in Brazil with most of its water. Last week in the Brazilian city of São Paulo, home to 20 million people, and […]
Read more »A Thirsty, Violent World?
March 9th, 2015
Courtesy of the New Yorker, a detailed article on the potential for water related conflict: Angry protesters filled the streets of Karachi last week, clogging traffic lanes and public squares until police and paratroopers were forced to intervene. That’s not rare in Pakistan, which is often a site of political and religious violence. But last […]
Read more »Water: Worldwide Threat Assessment
March 9th, 2015
Water again holds a prominent place in the U.S. Director of National Intelligence’s annual worldwide threat assessment: Extreme weather, climate change, and public policies that affect food and water supplies will probably create or exacerbate humanitarian crises and instability risks. Globally averaged surface temperature rose approximately 0.8 degrees Celsius (about 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit) from 1951 to […]
Read more »Global Water Solution Critical To Preempt Looming Conflicts
February 24th, 2015
Via Terra Daily, details on a new UN report warns that without large new water-related investments many societies worldwide will soon confront rising desperation and conflicts over life’s most essential resource: Presenting their report at UN Headquarters, New York, officials of UN University and the UN Office for Sustainable Development said unmet water goals threaten many […]
Read more »Panama Canal Expansion Will Have Big Effect on Energy, Water, and Grain in U.S. and China
February 16th, 2015
Via Circle of Blue, an interesting look at the impact that the expanded Panama Canal will have upon global water, energy, and food resources: It was an elaborate, even theatrical display of national pride and elite engineering. On January 19, Panama’s four-quarter, red and blue starred flag gleamed in bright morning sunlight as a 2,300 […]
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