Think Pieces reviewed and written by Lakshmi and Seetha Ram

http://www.waterforum.jp/eng/2011/09/symposium/doc/Messages.pdf  

South Asia's water Unquenchable thirst A growing rivalry between India, Pakistan and China over the region's great rivers may be threatening South Asia's peace DELHI, DHAKA, ISLAMABAD AND SRINAGAR SONAULLAH PHAPHO has spent half a century picking a living from Wular lake high in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Today he is lucky if he scoops a fish or two out of the soupy mess. Push a boat into the knee-deep lake and the mud raises a stink of sewage. A century ago Wular and its surrounding marshes covered more than 217 square kilometres (84 square miles), making it one of Asia's larger freshwater lakes. Now, thanks to silt and encroachment, the extraction of water by nearby towns and tree planting on the shore, it measures only 87 sq km and is shrinking. See full article Sent from The Economist on iPad See our digital and mobile products

http://www.ooskanews.com/southern-eastern-asia/water-governance-can-resolve-water-scarcity

Water in Texas The thirsty road ahead Drought may force the state to take tougher measures AUSTIN THIS year Texas had the hottest summer ever recorded in any state. In September wildfires swept through the town of Bastrop, outside Austin, destroying more than 1,000 homes. Thousands of cattle have been sold. The town of Big Spring, up the road from the oil hub of Midland, is planning to recycle wastewater for drinking; two of the reservoirs that supply the city are almost empty. The severe drought that has parched most of the state this year shows no signs of abating. The state climatologist reckons that it could last for the rest of the decade. See full article Sent from The Economist on iPad See our digital and mobile products Best Regards Seetharam K E