Category Archives: Agriculture

Friday Swim, links to 5 water articles from the week of August 14th.

Posted on September 14, 2012 by

Former world leaders sound alarm on global water crisis By: The Canadian Press A group of former world leaders discussed the impending global water crisis. It details a report from the InterAction Council on how the growing population will affect … Continue reading →

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Water Think Tanks, part 1

Posted on September 13, 2012 by

“The true values of water are still not reflected in all water related decision-making” John Joyce, SIWI There are many research institutions dedicated to understanding water utilization and management. Water is the sole purpose at a number of such institutions. … Continue reading →

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Regional Development Banks role in water; part 2 of a series on development banks and water.

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

“A prolonged period of low public investments in irrigation has resulted in poor service to farmers, which in turn is demotivating farmers from making their own investments in agricultural inputs.” Wouter Arriens, Lead Water Resources Specialist ADB Development Banks loan … Continue reading →

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Friday Swim, links to 5 interesting water articles from the week of August 31st.

Posted on August 31, 2012 by

World food prices rose 10% in July, pushed by Midwest drought By: Ricardo Lopez This article describes the rise in global food prices. Hardest hit are those in some of the poorest places in the world such as South Sudan. … Continue reading →

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The World Bank’s role in water: part 1 of a series on development banks and water.

Posted on August 20, 2012 by

“While the percent of population with access to improved facilities increased since 1990 in all regions, the number of people living without access has increased due to slow progress and population growth. In 2008, 2.6 billion people had still no … Continue reading →

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Friday Swim, links to 6 interesting water articles from the week of August 17th.

Posted on August 17, 2012 by

Bill Gates looks to new toilets to improve world sanitation BBC This article describes the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s competition to design new toilets. The winning design was from a team from California Institute of Technology. Don’t Waste The … Continue reading →

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Water, gold, and the new colonialism

Posted on August 17, 2012 by

There are many predictions that the next wars will be fought over water. It makes sense as they have been fought over other commodities in the past; such as shiny metals, drugs, and oil. There are terrible atrocities associated with … Continue reading →

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The United Nations Role in Water Part 5; agricultural approaches to water

Posted on August 14, 2012 by

“The daily drinking water requirement per person is 2-4 litres, but it takes 2,000 to 5,000 litres of water to produce one person’s daily food.” FAO The United Nations role in water is important for billions of people who find … Continue reading →

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