For much of modern history, oil shaped global geopolitics, economic growth, wars, alliances, and industrial development. Today, however, another resource is increasingly emerging as one of the world’s most critical strategic concerns: water.
For decades, discussions about Central Asia focused largely on oil, natural gas, trade corridors, and geopolitics. Today, however, another issue is rapidly emerging as one of the greatest long term threats to the region’s economic stability and national security: water.
Few environmental catastrophes illustrate the destructive consequences of unsustainable resource management more dramatically than the collapse of the Aral Sea.
“We are facing many global environmental challenges today, including climate change and biodiversity loss,” Rozalie Boyle, a video producer at the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).
The Palestinian Water Authority in Gaza has warned of an unprecedented environmental disaster, describing a worsening situation driven by what it called a “triangle of danger” involving the spread of rodents, a collapsed sewage system, and a severe lack of medical care.
Italian authorities are investigating the deaths of at least 18 wolves and several other wild animals found in recent days in a national park, in what conservation groups say is one of the worst attacks on wildlife in Italy.
The Government of Tajikistan is issuing green bonds, which is an important step toward integrating the country into the global system of sustainable climate finance, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon said.
The Highlands and islands climate hub has officially launched a new initiative designed to empower the younger generation in the fight against climate change.
Lawmakers in Maine have approved a bill that could make it the first state in the country to impose a moratorium on new data centers, amid growing concerns over their energy consumption and environmental impact.
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