The News Review:

- A World of Water Woes
- The Jakarta Post – The Journal of Indonesia Today
- A World of Water Woes
- A World of Water Woes
- Panel connects water, growth

A World of Water Woes
BusinessWeek – Feb 20, 2008
In most of the rest of the country, rainfall has been normal or above normal. The international distribution of water is still more uneven. While the Americas and Europe have relatively abundant fresh water supplies, Africa and Asia have more limited resources (see chart). Rising populations will increase the stress in these regions, while populations in Europe and North America are growing more slowly. By 2025, the availability of water in Africa will approach crisis levels, not just in the immediate sub-Saharan regions, as it is now, but throughout the continent. The problem is aggravated by the lack of adequate water treatment facilities, which can make even the limited water supplies unusable. How Global Warming Fits InIt seems strange that global warming may actually cause water shortages…
Rising populations will increase the stress in these regions, while populations in Europe and North America are growing more slowly. By 2025, the availability of water in Africa will approach crisis levels, not just in the immediate sub-Saharan regions, as it is now, but throughout the continent. The problem is aggravated by the lack of adequate water treatment facilities, which can make even the limited water supplies unusable. How Global Warming Fits InIt seems strange that global warming may actually cause water shortages. After all, if glaciers are melting and sea levels rising, shouldn’t that mean more water? But there is a difference between water and usable water. Salt water doesn’t help farmers. Global warming’s effect on total rainfall is somewhat ambiguous.

The Jakarta Post – The Journal of Indonesia Today
Jakarta Post – Feb 20, 2008
Like the electricity bill, which was passed into law in September 2002, the Water Resources Management Bill will also open wide opportunities for private sector involvement in the business. The reason behind the necessity of having a bill on water resources management is seemingly simple. There is a serious danger of imbalance between water supply and rising water demand. Globally, about a billion people have no access to clean water; and about three million people die every year due to diseases related to water. According to the United Nations’ estimates, the number of people suffering from an inadequate supply of clean water will grow to 5 billion from the current 2 billion. It brings forward the techno-economistic argument that unless water is treated as an increasingly precious commodity and priced accordingly — particularly for heavy users like farmers and industries — much of it will be wasted…
Like the electricity bill, which was passed into law in September 2002, the Water Resources Management Bill will also open wide opportunities for private sector involvement in the business. The reason behind the necessity of having a bill on water resources management is seemingly simple. There is a serious danger of imbalance between water supply and rising water demand. Globally, about a billion people have no access to clean water; and about three million people die every year due to diseases related to water. According to the United Nations’ estimates, the number of people suffering from an inadequate supply of clean water will grow to 5 billion from the current 2 billion. It brings forward the techno-economistic argument that unless water is treated as an increasingly precious commodity and priced accordingly — particularly for heavy users like farmers and industries — much of it will be wasted. Add to that the declining water quality because of pollution.

A World of Water Woes
BusinessWeek – Feb 20, 2008
In addition, the exploitation of shale oil deposits in the American West would require water, again in an area where all the water is already taken up by downstream uses, including agriculture. Recent technological advances in shale-oil processing significantly reduce water requirements, but the potential problem is still there. Public Water Supply and Household Use Use of water through public water supplies, which serve mostly households and commercial establishments, continued to rise until 2000, but more slowly. From 1950 to 1980, usage rose 3% per year. In addition, there were 3. 59 billion gallons per day of self-supplied water (wells), mostly in rural areas. Public water use rose to 43…
is more than adequate, especially compared with the rest of the world. However, fresh water supplies aren’t evenly distributed. Lack of water has been and remains a severe problem in the Southwest. Except for occasional droughts, it is not a serious long-term problem in the rest of the country. The worst water shortage historically for the U.

A World of Water Woes
BusinessWeek – Feb 20, 2008
Could we be nearing the next major natural resource crisis?. A rising world population; increased demand for water for agriculture, industry, and energy production; and a growing desire for safer and more plentiful water supplies are pressuring…
Could we be nearing the next major natural resource crisis?. A rising world population; increased demand for water for agriculture, industry, and energy production; and a growing desire for safer and more plentiful water supplies are pressuring.

Panel connects water, growth
Denver Post – Feb 20, 2008
determination of whether the water supply is sufficient to cover the development’s needs. Supporters call the bill a common-sense measure. “There is nothing more important in Colorado in the arena of policy making that dealing with water,” said Rep. Cherylin Peniston, D-Westminster, who sits on the committee. Environmental groups also rallied behind the bill.