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Climate Change Will Test Water-Sharing Agreements
July 15th, 2014
Via New Security Beat, a look at how climate change will affect existing water sharing arrangements: Many existing water-sharing treaties should be re-assessed in the context of climate change, write Shlomi Dinar, David Katz, Lucia De Stefano, and Brian Blakespoor in a World Bank working paper. While “water wars” have historically been incredibly rare, the […]
Read more »A World Without Water: Corporate Costs
July 14th, 2014
Via The Financial Times, the first of a three-party series on water scarcity, this segment looking at the cost to companies: The River Nar, a minor waterway about 100 miles north of London, is barely known to the average Briton. And at first glance, it is hard to understand why a brand-conscious company such as […]
Read more »The Most Water-Stressed Cities In The World
July 14th, 2014
Courtesy of Fast Company, an interesting article on how one out of every four cities in the world experiences “water stress,” a phenomenon that has as much to do with wealth as it does climate: In many ways, urbanization will make it easier for humanity to mitigate climate change–more people packed tightly together means fewer […]
Read more »Geopolitical Implications Of Water Insecurity
July 1st, 2014
Via Future Directions’ Food and Water Security Study, an interesting focus on the potential for conflict over shared water resources: For decades, commentators have been predicting the advent of “water wars” as the essential resource is depleted in some regions. These predictions are yet to eventuate and the overwhelming experience of interstate water-sharing is one […]
Read more »Where Will The World’s Water Conflicts Erupt?
June 15th, 2014
Courtesy of Popular Science, an interesting graphic of where will the world’s water conflicts may erupt: Where will the world’s water conflicts erupt? The map displays nearly 2,000 incidents, involving conflict and collaboration alike, over shared river basins from 1990 to 2008. The circles in the sidebar compare about 2,200 events—including another 200 disputes over […]
Read more »Water As A Weapon
June 10th, 2014
Via Down To Earth, a sobering look at the use of water as a weapon to weaken people in Syria, other countries of West Asia and Africa: In Southern Africa, Botswana is the only country cited among countries that use water as a weapon in ongoing conflicts against indigenous people (Photo: WaterAid America) Increasing instances […]
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