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The Global Rundown Fighting damaged a pipeline in Mosul, cutting water supplies to thousands of people in the Iraqi city. Aid agencies warned that millions of people face hunger in Somalia due to a drought. Slovenia voted to include a right to drinking water in its constitution. Water managers in Israel presented plans to revive […]
Large-scale drought in southern Africa. Floods in North Korea and Haiti. Rumblings of water-related conflicts in Pakistan and India. In Circle of Blue’s latest HotSpots H2O podcast, Dr. David Grey, a visiting professor of Water Policy from Oxford University, argues that water security is closely linked to migration, climate change risk, and economic development. In […]
Big water, cost-savings from new wind and solar construction.
Finance managers develop tools to avoid losses.
Droughts, floods, and civic opposition cause huge losses.
The Rundown The U.S. government testifies about domestic water access while a Senate committee held a hearing on water affordability. Klamath River dam removal is back on the table, with two new agreements. The White House warns about the health risks of climate change. The U.S. Geological Survey has funding available for a national groundwater […]
The Rundown White House summit showcases water action. Companion event urges global response to water crises. Obama administration refocuses on drought planning. The Army Corps cancels billions of dollars of water projects. Research program starts new national initiative on nanotechnology for water. “The premiere strategic threat to global security, and our own, is not a […]
Utilities are pulled by opposing economic and infrastructure pressures.
Climate risk and energy development, groundwater and conflict — the political awareness of water grew in 2015. Photo © J. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue California’s continuing drought emergency was one of the big water stories of 2015. Click image to enlarge. By Peter Gleick Pacific Institute Brett Walton Circle of Blue Water was […]
