This short note reports that developing countries have tended to converge in terms of percentage of population having access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation between 1980 and 1993-1996. It suggests that this represents a good message, but no reason for complacency. Enormous efforts are still needed until all people on earth can enjoy access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation.
Areas of the Caribbean and Latin American benefit from cistern projects that provide potable water
In recent decades, many countries in the Caribbean and Latin America have made strides in potable water infrastructure. The use of desalination has spread to the point that some in the public think of rainwater harvesting (RWH) as old-fashioned. But the Caribbean Environmental Health Institute (CEHI) believes rainwater is still a vital water resource that shouldn’t be relegated to the dustbin of history. The...
Citizens face inequality in access to clean, affordable water as infrastructure upgrades are planned
The 10 million residents of Peru’s capital city of Lima are at constant risk of water shortage, and water stress is predicted to become critical by 2025. Lima is the world’s second-largest desert city, receiving less than an inch of rain per year and relying on three rivers for potable water.
Complicating water woes, climate change is melting Peru’s tropical glaciers at an “alarming...
National policy commission is guiding states with sustainable development goals
The Indian government’s prestigious National Institution for Transforming India policy commission (NITI Aayog) has released a report that warns that as demand continues to skyrocket, 21 Indian cities will run out of groundwater by 2020 without adequate countermeasures. By 2030, demand is expected to increase to double the supply, which would leave hundreds of millions of people without enough water.
Current Water Crisis in...
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With California facing more drought, it’s important to consider more efficient options like aquifer recharge
California, with its huge water demand, deep and frequent droughts, and a willingness to pioneer, has often been at the forefront of water management. In California’s tradition of ambitious water projects, the bold Proposition 1 has set aside $2.7 billion for water storage projects to meet the challenges.
In the period between 1923 and 1978, California built 800 dams. With such a history,...
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