Water is life. But this water can lead to war. Water related troubles are not alien to today’s world. And one of the most vicious water wars occurred in 1999. Continue reading “Water War in Bolivia and Reverse Privatisation”
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Water is free and is that the problem?
In the late afternoon a few days ago—having missed lunch—I went into a bakery to get a quick snack. Munching on a little pizza, I overheard a couple at the next table. She needed a napkin and he went to get one for her. He returned a moment later, not with one, but with a fistful, which was far more than they could have used even if they both spilled their coffee on the table. Continue reading “Water is free and is that the problem?”
Why fresh water shortages will cause the next great global crisis
Last week drought in São Paulo was so bad, residents tried drilling through basement floors for groundwater. As reservoirs dry up across the world, a billion people have no access to safe drinking water. Rationing and a battle to control supplies will follow Continue reading “Why fresh water shortages will cause the next great global crisis”
Fresh water concerns: 2017
“We’re going to run out of water much much earlier than we’ll run out of oil,” warned Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, chairman of Nestlé, at the OECD Forum in May 2012. Continue reading “Fresh water concerns: 2017”