Entries by Sarah Haughn

Infrastructure Imminent: Has Australian Tinderbox Found its Match?

In fire-seared Australia, water is a matter of national security. The government of New South Wales agrees. In concert with public water corporation Actew, it is poised to announce changes to the way the nation flows, literally. According to the Canberra Times, Actew expects an announcement in two weeks that would allow the corporation to […]

Australian Aid Flows to Zimbabwe for Water, Sanitation and Health

Beleaguered Zimbabweans can look forward to at least $10 million from Australia – a country with a water crisis of its own. Less than a week after President Obama announced a renewed year of U.S. sanctions for Zimbabwe, Australia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith made public his country’s decision to reinitiate aid. Australia is one […]

Saudi Arabia to Join Bahrain in Drive for Desalination

The Middle East takes its water shortages with anything but a grain of salt. Saudia Arabia plans to spend more than $3 billion on its newest desalination project. The new operation in Jubail Industrial City should be in working order by 2010, a Saudi official recently announced. Not only is the plant expected to produce […]