Forget peak oil. What the world will grapple with in the future is something far scarier than the alarm over peak oil: peak water. And just like oil, the problem behind water scarcity is the unequal distribution of and unequal access to the resource.
The global imbalance in the distribution and access to water looks dismal: ‘With 31 percent of global freshwater resources, Latin America has 12 times more water per person than South Asia. Some places, such as Brazil and Canada, get far more water than they can use; others, such as countries in the Middle East, get much less than they need. One and a half billion people in Asia, Africa and Latin America may be exposed to increased water stress as a result of this. Much of the western United States might face a similar situation, since there is a 50% chance Colorado River reservoirs will run dry by 2057 under current climate change and water management scenario.’
Water scarcity will also pose huge political problems that can lead to compromised peace and security. ‘Over 260 river basins are shared by two or more countries. As the resource is becoming scarce, tensions among different users may intensify, both at the national and international level. In the absence of strong institutions and agreements, changes within a basin can lead to trans-boundary tensions.’
Only advanced technologies and wiser use of water resources will stall the impending water scarcity.
Via The Daily Galaxy
This article highlights what l have been blogging about for a while and that is that to control people in poor countries we need to control the supply of what they need, well control water supply and you control the thinking of people. The rise in recruitment by terrorist groups has been profligated by offering what people need food, clothes and a refuse and in exchange they pick-up arms and fight.
So by control of peoples minds we lose the ability to get people to use their hearts and so nothing changes ?