World Water Crisis (LIFE)

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Diane Rehm interview: 11:00
Global Water Security
http://wamu.org/programs/dr/10/02/02.php

Water is quickly replacing oil as our most valuable natural resource. Freshwater scarcity affects public health, national security and the global economy. A panel joins Diane to examine how control and distribution of water will affect future domestic and foreign policies.

Guests

Steven Solomon, journalist and author of the recently published “Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization” and “The Confidence Game.”

Geoff Dabelko, director of environmental change and security at the Wilson Center.

Julia Bucknall, manager of the central water unit of the World Bank.

51 Minutes

Real Audio: http://wamu.org/audio/dr/10/02/r2100202-31361.ram

Windows Media: http://wamu.org/audio/dr/10/02/r2100202-31361.asx

Related Links:

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Environmental Change and Security Program
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=topics.home&topic_id=1413
Water
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1413&fuseaction=topics.categoryview&categoryid=A84F71E7-65BF-E7DC-4E3D65C4974A971A

The New Security Beat: Population growth. Water Scarcity. Degraded ecosystems. The resource curse. Pandemic disease. Forced migration. Often linked to civil conflict and war, these problems are today's new security threats.
http://newsecuritybeat.blogspot.com/

Steven Solomon's Water Blog Homepage
http://thewaterblog.wordpress.com/

Julia Bucknall's blog
http://blogs.worldbank.org/climatechange/blogs/julia-bucknall

Water Chapter of World Bank Development 2010 Report, 56 page pdf file
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWDR2010/Resources/5287678-1226014527953/Chapter-3.pdf