Tag Archives : Water Shortage

Water scarcity has ceased to be a desertification issue in dry regions. The phenomena of climate change and global warming have now come into consideration. Arching over these serious problems are the twin realities of food shortage and hunger. All these are connected to the most basic problem of water shortage. Scott James in blue living ideas reports [...]

Pakistan has started to be beset by water problems, undermining its stability even more. Water shortages in the country have led to grain shortfalls. Flour became scarce in 2008. Thousands of government troops were sent to guard wheat stores. The rivers are drying up as the glaciers that regulate Kashmir’s waters melt. It is estimated that Pakistan [...]

Prior to its publication next month, The Independent on Sunday was able to access the 6,700-paged report entitled 2009 State of the Future which is ‘backed by a diverse range of leading organizations such as UNESCO, the World Bank, the US army, and the Rockefeller Foundation.’ The report, composed of contributions from 2,700 experts around the [...]

Katine is a tranquil pastoral county in northeastern Uganda. The only way of life in this village is farming. Their entire livelihood involves cattle. In the 1990s, a semi-nomadic tribe came down from the hills and stole the cattle. This posed a bigger difficulty for the women of the village since they do most of the farming. As in most rural agricultural [...]

The simple law of condensation has allowed a Canadian company, Element Four to develop a gadget that produces water out of thin air. The gadget uses a technology, which is similar to that of a de-humidifier. The Water Mill aims to help millions of people who currently face a severe shortage in water. Producing about 12 liters of water in a day, the [...]