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Imminent Water Crisis in India

Imminent Water Crisis in India

Nina Brooks, August 2007

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This paper gives an indepth look at the current state of India's water supplies.  India has enough water to sustain its rapidly expanding population, but civic mismanagement, pollution, and outright corruption have placed this nation on the road to a serious water crisis.

Global Water Crisis Overview

Global Water Crisis Overview

Paul Alois, April 2007

 

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This paper talks about water issues from a macro perspective, detailing current supply and usage, projected increases in demand, effects of pollution, impact on food supplies, and the potential for international conflicts.

Impending Water Crisis in China

Impending Water Crisis in China

Nina Brooks

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This paper takes a detailed look at the water situation in China, which has been greatly exasperated by the nation's rapid urbanization and industrialization. The paper clearly outlines supply and demand dynamics while also going into a discussion of the effects of pollution, poor planning, and climate change.

At Least 36 U.S. States Face Water Shortage | Water | AlterNet

"Is it a crisis? If we don't do some decent water planning, it could be,"

Water crisis to be biggest world risk - Telegraph

A catastrophic water shortage could prove an even bigger threat to mankind this century than soaring food prices and the relentless exhaustion of energy reserves, according to a panel of global experts at the Goldman Sachs "Top Five Risks" conference.

The Water-Industrial Complex Forbes.com - Magazine Article

Three Gorges Dam is a disaster in the making, China admits - Times Online

In an unprecedented admission of blame, Communist Party officials gave a stark warning yesterday of impending disaster in the vast area around the dam if preventive measures are not urgently introduced.

The new public enemy Number 1: bottled water

Stacks of bottled water are seen in a supermarket in Rots, France, July 2006. With US bottled water sales growing nearly 10 percent annually -- and the trash from tossed containers climbing just as quickly -- calls for Americans to go back to drinking tap water have surged since the beginning of summer.

Desalination no answer to water crisis

Removing salt from sea water to overcome a worldwide shortage of drinking water could end up worsening the crisis, environmental group WWF warned on Tuesday.

The Water-Industrial Complex Forbes.com - Magazine Article

In 2001, a water shortage in America's Pacific Northwest wiped out nearly a third of the U.S. aluminum industry.