Water – another global ‘crisis’?

2 February 2009 By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News website Sharper, more intense rains may reduce the water available to farmers If you look at the numbers, it is hard to see how many East African communities made it through the long drought of 2005 and 2006. Among people who study human development, it [...]

Dry Taps in Mexico City: A Water Crisis Gets Worse

Source: time.com By: Ioan Grillo/Mexico City Saturday, April 11, 2009 A child walks close to a measuring pile at the lake reservoir, in Villa Victoria, outside of Mexico City, on April 7, 2009. Authorities reported on Tuesday this will be one of the most serious water shortages in recent memory. Luis Acosta / AFP / [...]