16th October 2010
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It is often said that we are more likely, in the future, to fight wars over water than over oil. Global warning, and changes to our climate, mean that this future possibility becomes more real every day. In Bolivia, every year, the glaciers that supply water – for drinking and hydro-electric power – to cities […]
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15th October 2010
Chevening, UK
Water is an essential source of life. Let’s start today to use this rare resource of the planet more sensibly. We should treasure every drop of it when we have clean water from the tap conveniently everyday. Flo, Hong Kong, 1998 British Hyder Chevening Scholar in Engineering Geopolitics of water has affected Asia. India is […]
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15th October 2010
Chevening, UK
Women and children are badly affected by the absence of water and sanitation services; therefore women and children will get the most benefit from water and sanitation development program. Rini astute, Indonesia Water shortage is a serious problem that faces the Middle East and Palestine is no exception. In addition to the arid/semi arid climate, […]
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15th October 2010
This post was published when the author was in a previous role
In Hungary, aside from elections and the change of government, the dominant theme in 2010 so far has been water. But this is about elemental forces, environmental damage and climate change – not just because the government here has chosen water as a priority for when Hungary takes on the EU Presidency in the first […]
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15th October 2010
New York, USA
I was surprised to learn recently that 3% of total electricity production in the United States is used by the municipal water and wastewater sector. That’s a large number. And that amount of electricity translates to about 45 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions. These statistics are no doubt typical of water systems in other […]
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