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Water Supplies Pass Tipping Point: Sharing Shortages… Not Water
July 16th, 2012
Via the San Diego Union-Tribune, a sobering article on the global water crisis: Miles upstream from where the Colorado River once delivered Rocky Mountain snowmelt to the Gulf of California, a string of empty pipes marks its end in the sands of northern Mexico. The concrete tubes — each big enough for a grade-schooler to […]
Read more »Water Pacts Re-Examined Amid Arab Spring
June 16th, 2012
Via Terra Daily, a look at water stress in the Middle East: Amid the profound political changes sweeping the Arab world, there are moves to rewrite contentious water-sharing agreements that are becoming a major source of friction in the Middle East as water supplies shrink. In May, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki warned his neighbors, […]
Read more »Hydro Colonialism And Squeezing Africa Dry: Is Every Land Grab Actually A Water Grab?
June 11th, 2012
Courtesy of Grain, an article looking at the connection between land “grabs” and water “grabs”: Food cannot be grown without water. In Africa, one in three people endure water scarcity and climate change will make things worse. Building on Africa’s highly sophisticated indigenous water management systems could help resolve this growing crisis, but these very […]
Read more »Water: The Real Currency
June 11th, 2012
Via The Guardian, a report on a recent study stating that world’s 10 most populous river basins will generate a quarter of GDP by 2050 – but only if water shortage threat is tackled. As the article notes: Water is the very stuff of life, yet billions of people do not have access to a […]
Read more »The Philippines: Conflict Over Water In 2020 – Mining Or Agriculture?
June 6th, 2012
Via the MindaNews, an article on the looming conflict over water in the Philippines between industries: Water will be a source of conflict and could possibly be a reason for war in 2020 if the river basins of Mindanao are not managed properly and the crucial resource is not allocated well, Secretary Lucille Sering, vice […]
Read more »The Future of Africa’s Water Security
May 28th, 2012
Via The International Water Law Project, a look at Africa’s water security: This map, published with the original MacDonald, et.al., study, depicts potential ground water resources on the African continent. Areas in blue represent the most water-abundant areas. Not long ago, the BBC reported (here) on vast reservoirs of ground water resources underlying the African […]
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