Circle of Blue
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
Drought, a financial crisis, and political collapse are accelerating the country’s decline into all-out famine. This summer’s political upheaval has kneecapped response efforts, pushing the country into famine. By Laura Gersony, Circle of Blue — November 15, 2021. The political upheaval that followed—sparked by the U.S.
Environmental News Bits
APRIL 21, 2022
Sammi Munson, John Kotcher, Edward Maibach, Seth A Rosenthal, Anthony Leiserowitz (2021). “The role of felt responsibility in climate change political participation.” ” Oxford Open Climate Change, 1(1), kgab012.
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Circle of Blue
DECEMBER 13, 2021
One of Iraq’s leading environmentalists says the legal threat is a distraction from Iraq’s own political mismanagement of water. Communities rich and poor bore witness to horrific devastation in 2021. The events of 2021 are likely to be a prelude for tougher tests ahead. The lawsuit is not universally supported.
Circle of Blue
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
In the Nile River basin last week, a political power shift in Sudan could turn up the heat on a long-simmering dispute over a major dam in the region. The post What’s Up With Water – November 1, 2021 appeared first on Circle of Blue. Rhode Island followed in 1987, and was the last state to do so.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
As Henk Ovink, the Netherlands’ special envoy for international water, put it, “The moment you want to bring water to a political table, there is no political table.”. The post What’s Up With Water – September 20, 2021 appeared first on Circle of Blue. There are other hurdles as well.
Circle of Blue
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
The hunger crisis worsened along with the country’s political deterioration, which culminated in the Taliban takeover in August. Four months later, in March 2021, federal lawmakers doubled down on the approach. The post What’s Up With Water November 15, 2021 appeared first on Circle of Blue.
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 23, 2021
The Taliban must also tread delicately in international politics, managing river systems that cross into Iran and the countries of Central Asia. The post What’s Up With Water – August 23, 2021 appeared first on Circle of Blue. The situation is worsened by “brain drain” as current officials flee the country.
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