CWR 6938 - Group 1 Water Resouces Problems
UCF Graduate presentation regarding primary issues facing global water resources and there associated solutions. Critique and criticism welcome and encouraged. ... read more >>
The Official Ultra-ever Dry Product Video
The Official Ultra-ever Dry Product Video - Superhydrophobic and oleophobic coating ... read more >>
"The 1,000 Day Promise" - The Korean Four Major Rivers Restoration Project - YouTube
The Four Major Rivers Restoration Project is one of Korean President Lee Myung-bak Administrations main policies. Its goal is to make a pleasant environment around 4 major rivers in Korea with eco-friendly method. ... read more >>
Water Wars, Eastern Style: Divvying Up the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin
the dispute between Georgia, Florida, and Alabama over the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River Basin and its ecologically impressive estuary, the Apalachicola Bay ... read more >>
In Solar Power Lies Path to Reducing Water Use For Energy | Circle of Blue WaterNews
Concern, though, that desert solar power plants could compromise desert habitat. ... read more >>
Obama gives unexpected nod to climate as second term priority| Reuters
President Barack Obama surprised many in Washington, D.C., when he used a portion of his inaugural address to commit to dealing with climate change. "We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations," he said. Climate change was rarely mentioned in the U.S. presidential campaign ... read more >>
The Nile: water conflicts
From its major source at Lake Victoria in east-central Africa, the White Nile flows north through Uganda and crosses the border into Sudan. After a journey of several thousand kilometers, and in the dusty heat of Khartoum it eventually meets the Blue Nile which, by that time, has made the precipitous descent from the Ethiopian highlands. From the confluence of the White and Blue Nile, the river t ... read more >>
Ethiopia: In Unusual Rebuke, Saudi Arabia Accuses Ethiopia of Posing Threats to Sudan and Egypt
A senior Saudi Arabian official unleashed a barrage of attack against Ethiopia saying that the Horn of Africa nation is posing a threat to the Nile water rights of Egypt and Sudan. ... read more >>
Trajectories in Australian Water Policy
This paper discusses past and current Australian water policy and management, with comparison to trends in the European Union and United States. Particular attention is paid to the policy directions made explicit in Australia’s National Water Initiative for the period 2004-2014. ... read more >>
Water Scarcity and Conflict at the Ethiopia-Kenya Border
Eight million semi-nomadic people in Southern Ethiopia and Northern Kenya depend on the waters of Lake Turkana for their livelihoods. Lake Turkana gets 90% of its water from the Omo River, but in recent years, the Lake has been receding into Kenya. Factor in Ethiopia‘s decision to build upstream dams, diverting water from the Omo River northward, away from the Ethiopia-Kenya border. ... read more >>
