Water efficiency critical for future energy demand
By 2050, the world’s economy will be four times its current size. While it will result in a less than proportional increase in water demand the global economy will still require 55%…
Archive
Year: 2015
A focused section of the long-running Mark and Focus publication record.
Corporate water risk management strategies
For the first time, the World Economic Forum’s annual Global Risks report has ranked the water supply crises as the number 1 global risk to businesses over the next ten years. Meaning…
Managing water-energy nexus pressures in the MENA region
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is one of the most water scarce regions in the world. In 1950, per capita renewable water resources were 4,000 cubic metres per year.…
Toronto communicating the value of urban forests
Toronto’s urban forests are a significant asset to the city. Valued at $7 billion they produce, each year, $28 million worth of ecosystem services for the city, including carbon sequestration and flood…
Land law is essential to food security
The most common form of culture shock for Peace Corps Volunteers after service is grocery stores. When you go from a country with only two types of pasta, 5 different beers, and…
Hamburg’s wastewater solution of the future
According to UNESCO, poor wastewater management, or lack of it, means that only 20% of global wastewater receives proper treatment. With wastewater directly impacting biodiversity of aquatic ecosystems, disrupting their integrity and…
The green economy powers Africa forward
The statistics are impressive: Africa’s combined GDP is more than $2 trillion dollars, the continent is home to seven of the world’s fastest growing economies and 70% of the population is 25…
The circular economy in Europe
In Europe there is a move towards a ‘circular economy’ where existing materials and products are reused, repaired, refurbished and recycled. In other words what was once regarded as waste can be…
San Diego developing alternative water supplies
San Diego faces numerous challenges from climate change including increased temperatures resulting in more hotter and drier days, more prolonged heat waves, and more frequent droughts reducing availability of freshwater resources. In…
The general public opinion on water and climate change
We now live in a world where there are droughts where there should not be and flooding in places that should not be either. The question is what is the general public…