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Averting Water Conflict
October 10th, 2013
Courtesy of the Japan Times, an op-ed examining the potential for global water conflict: In an increasingly water-stressed world, shared water resources are becoming an instrument of power, fostering competition within and between nations and exacerbating impacts on ecosystems. The Budapest Water Summit, which takes place this week, is the latest initiative to search for […]
Read more »Water Shortage Seen Worsening Due To Climate Change
October 9th, 2013
Via Bloomberg, a summary of a new report looking at global water scarcity: Water scarcity will increase around the world due to climate change, with more than 500 million people affected if mean global warming is limited to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), based on modeling studies by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact […]
Read more »The Coming Water Wars
October 9th, 2013
Via the Washington Times, an interesting commentary on the likelihood of water wars in the future: As competition for the precious resource grows, water will be a key to war and peace In an increasingly water-stressed world, shared water resources are becoming an instrument of power, fostering competition within and between nations. The struggle for […]
Read more »Worsening Water Scarcity To Affect 2 Billion Globally
September 22nd, 2013
Via Climate Central, some negative news on the outlook for water stress in the years ahead: Water scarcity is a fact of life in many parts of the world, particularly in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa. A new study says the situation could get a lot worse, with climate change resulting in less rain and […]
Read more »In Drought, Water Wars Fought Underground
September 15th, 2013
Via Yahoo!, a report on what is apt to become an increasing venue for water tension – groundwater: For decades, this city in California’s agricultural heartland relied exclusively on cheap, plentiful groundwater and pumped increasingly larger amounts from an aquifer as its population grew. But eventually, the water table dropped by more than 100 feet, […]
Read more »Libya’s Government Facing Water Threat
September 14th, 2013
Via Terra Daily, an article on Libya’s water challenges: Libya’s fragile government, grappling with marauding militias that have virtually shut down the country’s vital oil industry, has another big problem in its struggle to impose control — water supplies. Militants loyal to the late Moammar Gadhafi seized control of the Great Man-Made River, a $33 […]
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