Water Scarcity Solutions | 2030 Water Resources Group - 0 views
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emilygibson on 01 Jul 15Water scarcity solutions - numerous case studies
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Water Scarcity A Major Factor In Middle East Tensions - 0 views
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Water crises in the Middle East are helping "radicalize" the region, according to VICE. The inaccessibility of clean drinking water, water scarcity, drought, and food insecurity all combine to "make communities vulnerable-especially to extremist groups.
Water scarcity in Africa and the Middle East: get the data | Environment | guardian.co.uk - 2 views
Water scarcity 'now bigger threat than financial crisis' - Climate Change, Environment ... - 0 views
WHO | 10 facts about water scarcity - 0 views
#millions #at #risk #from #water #stress - 6 views
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About 80% of the world's population lives in areas where the fresh water supply is not secure, according to a new global analysis. Researchers compiled a composite index of "water threats" that includes issues such as scarcity and pollution. The most severe threat category encompasses 3.4 billion people.
'Water poverty' to rise in the UK as scarcity pushes up bills | Environment | The Observer - 1 views
ban ki-moon predicts #water #stress #runningout - 4 views
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"Freshwater supply and water quality under pressure, warns UN secretary general on International Day of Biological Diversity"
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Ban Ki-moon has warned the world is on course to run out of freshwater unless greater efforts are made to improve water security. Speaking on the UN's International Day of Biological Diversity, Ban said there was a "mutually reinforcing" relationship between biodiversity and water that should be harnessed.
Marshall Islands face acute water shortage | World news | guardian.co.uk - 3 views
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Australia and US offer desalination and reverse-osmosis units as severe drought worsens in Pacific archipelago
Mining and logging companies 'leaving all of Chile without water' | Global development ... - 3 views
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"More than 100 environmental, social and indigenous organisations protested in the Chilean capital, Santiago, this week to demand that the state regain control of the management of water, which was privatised by the then dictatorship in 1981."
Water war - 2030 - 5 views
http://rt.com/news/water-conflict-terrorism-rivers-239/ Possible futures for the world post 2030
Wash Your Hands With Toilet Water! - 4 views
A wash basin ontop of your toilet - saving water by using toilet water http://www.treehugger.com/bathroom-design/wash-your-hands-with-toilet-water.html
Water conservation is storing up health problems - 4 views
Doing your bit to conserve water supplies could be detrimental to your health, new research suggests. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16502-water-conservation-is-storing-up-health-problems.html
Real Earth: Water Supplies | Allianz Knowledge - 5 views
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Great maps showing various water supply info, good links to solutions to water scarcity too
CDP - Water Shortages - 3 views
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California has the unfortunate characteristic of being prone to prolonged and severe droughts at any time.
Massive underground water reserve discovered in drought-stricken Kenya - 1 views
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"The aquifer is said to hold some 200bn cubic litres of water." "According to Unesco, about 17 million of Kenya's 41 million people lack access to safe water."
Water conflict in Middle East - 17 views
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/764142.stm