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Middle East Faces Alarming Water Loss
March 18th, 2013
Via Terra Daily, a report on the Middle East’s water scarcity crisis: The Middle East, one of the most arid regions on Earth, is facing a critical water crisis because of poor management and a 2007 drought, the American Geophysical Union warns in a new report. It published a NASA study that showed in 2003-09 […]
Read more »Asia-Pacific Region Lacks Water Security: ADB
March 15th, 2013
Courtesy of OOSKA News, a look at Asia’s water security: A new joint study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF) warns that over 75 percent of the countries in the Asia-Pacific region have a serious lack of water security, with many facing an imminent crisis unless steps are taken […]
Read more »Water Still A U.S. National Security Concern
March 15th, 2013
Via Circle of Blue, an article on a recent report by the US Director of National Intelligence regarding water: In his annual appearance before Congress, the Director of National Intelligence said once again that water, food and energy problems abroad, as well as climate change, deserve attention from the United States government. These natural resources […]
Read more »Splash And Grab: The Global Scramble For Water
March 9th, 2013
Courtesy of the New Scientist, an article on how what we call land-grabbing is often more about access to irrigation: AS FRENCH troops battled with jihadists in Mali at the start of the year, some people had reason to be thankful for the chaos. Two million fishers, farmers and herders live on the inner delta […]
Read more »Water Wars In The United States?
March 3rd, 2013
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, Peter Gleick’s commentary on the possibility of water wars in the United States: OK, put away your guns. We’re not talking shooting wars, at least not yet, at least not in the U.S. We’re talking politicians shooting off their mouths, political wars, and court battles. But water is serious business. […]
Read more »Coming Water Wars (2)?
February 25th, 2013
Via Credit Writedown, commentary on the possibility of water wars in the years ahead: Water is not scarce. It is made up of the first and third most common elements in the universe, and the two readily react to form a highly stable compound that maintains its integrity even at temperature extremes. Hydrologist Dr. Vincent […]
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