Water Wars: “Could Be Everywhere In Africa”
June 16th, 2013
Via Times of Oman, some commentary on potential for water conflict in Africa: Anwar Sadat was precise in predicting what would force Egypt to go to war again. Way back in 1979, while signing the Egypt-Israel peace treaty, the former Egyptian president said, “The only matter that would take Egypt to war again is water.” [...]
Read more »Global Majority Faces Water Shortages ‘Within Two Generations’
May 26th, 2013
Courtesy of The Guardian, an article on a recent experts’ call on governments to start conserving water in face of climate change, pollution and over-use: The majority of the 9 billion people on Earth will live with severe pressure on fresh water within the space of two generations as climate change, pollution and over-use of [...]
Read more »Bosnia Herzegovina: A Land Of Blue Gold That Europe Is Eyeing
May 23rd, 2013
Via Green Go Post, a report on Bosnia’s water resources and challenges ahead: Bosnia Herzegovina is one of the European countries with the richest water resources. Projects to build a series of hydroelectric power stations in Republika Srpska, however, are endangering a delicate environmental balance. “In 2004 the government of Republika Srpska awarded a contract [...]
Read more »Indonesia: Water To Become Central Issue Globally
May 23rd, 2013
Via The Jakarta Post, commentary on the world’s water stress from an Indonesian think tank: The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) has warned that water will become a global issue which will influence politics and trigger international conflicts over the next 50 years. “Clean water is decreasing in Indonesia and rivers are being contaminated by [...]
Read more »Water: A Regional Threat In Asia
May 22nd, 2013
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at Asia’s water scarcity issues: For decades, long-range forecasters have been predicting that water – and a lack of it – loomed as the biggest threat to regional security. Booming populations, food security, the occasional drought and competition among neighboring countries for dwindling resources made for a pessimistic outlook. [...]
Read more »Asia-Pacific Leaders Warn Of Water Conflict Threat
May 21st, 2013
Via Terra Daily, an article regarding the threat of water conflict in Asia: Fierce competition for water could trigger conflict unless nations cooperate to share the diminishing resource, leaders from Asia-Pacific nations warned Monday. From Central to Southeast Asia, regional efforts to secure water have sparked tensions between neighbours reliant on rivers to sustain booming [...]
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