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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 […]
Read more »Mapping The Global Water Trade; Anticipating Foreign Water Dependence
May 22nd, 2012
Via the Washington Post and the Scientific American, some interesting comments and charts on the topic of water use and the trading of virtual water: The current issue of Scientific American has a bunch of great charts on which countries use the most fresh water. Not surprisingly, most of the world’s water goes toward agriculture […]
Read more »In An Age Of Scarcity, Can Water Bring Jobs To “Wet” Regions?
May 21st, 2012
Courtesy of Pacific Standard, an interesting look at the potential of a coming jobs exodus from China, and back to the Rust Belt and other water rich regions: Have you gotten the memo yet? You can stop worrying about peak oil: the United States is sitting on centuries of natural gas and Canada is full […]
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