Allocation of water resources fuel Mideast tensions
There is a global crisis emerging concerning the allocation, uses, and abuses of fresh water.
This is a combination of misuse by humans and the increasing violence and changing frequency of various weather conditions as the global climate heats up. Along with the heating are other factors such as the acidification of the oceans as they uptake more carbon than the life forms living there can de
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Water shortage a major threat to Iraq
Iraqis are calling on their incoming government to devote more energy to resolving the country's chronic water problems, with some experts stating that water will be more important than oil in the long-term development of the county.
Even as recent rains have brought some relief to drought-stricken Iraq, the historic problem of water scarcity has forced tens of thousands of rural Iraqis from t
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Asia: Himalayan climate impacts cannot be generalised
Melting glaciers in the Himalayas will have varying impacts on the region's five major river basins, a study says. ... read more >>
Study: Shrinking glaciers to spark food shortages
Nearly 60 million people living around the Himalayas will suffer food shortages in the coming decades as glaciers shrink and the water sources for crops dry up, a study said Thursday.
But Dutch scientists writing in the journal Science concluded the impact would be much less than previously estimated a few years ago by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The U.N. report in 2007
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Caspian Sea oil boom raises pollution fears
The environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has put offshore drilling operations in the Caspian Sea under fresh scrutiny.
Oil giant BP has been heavily involved in energy projects in Azerbaijan since 1997 and operates the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan export pipeline, which carries Caspian crude oil to European markets via Turkey.
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Azerbaijan have long cha
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Lack of water threatens Iraq's long-term stability
Abdullah Hasan blames chronic water shortages for ruining his crops and has little faith a new government will be able to revive Iraq's agriculture sector, shattered by war and starved of investment. ... read more >>
How ancient China was built on sticky rice, literally
With China’s recent natural disasters still on people’s minds, builders might want to look to a historic, homegrown material as they rebuild
The next time you get a bowl of rice, ask yourself: would I rather eat this or put this toward my next construction project?
As scientists and construction workers slowly dissect ancient construction projects, they're finding that sticky rice -- someti
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Baghdad Urged to Tackle Water Shortage Crisis
UN report found that 100,000 Iraqis have fled their homes since 2005 due to water shortages.
Iraqis are calling on their incoming government to devote more energy to resolving the country’s chronic water problems, with some experts stating that water will be more important than oil in the long-term development of the county.
Even as recent rains have brought some relief to drought-stricken
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