tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804513671389132165.post3747057714435517433..comments2023-07-25T07:08:51.934-06:00Comments on Bill Longstaff: Water—a matter of securityBill Longstaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15883751372039947365noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804513671389132165.post-49338307978189156502012-09-12T12:51:06.377-06:002012-09-12T12:51:06.377-06:00If anything this report is understated. I came ac...If anything this report is understated. I came across a UN report this morning dealing with the Asia/South Asia region that has 60% of the world's population but just 36% of global freshwater resources. A good deal of what does exist is severely contaminated by agricultural runoff and industrial discharge plus untreated human waste. This is particularly true in India and China.<br /><br />A couple of weeks back I came across a Chinese assessment that, by 2020, the country would consume every drop of freshwater it received. Now, with something in the range of 40% or more of that water so contaminated as to be unfit for human consumption or even agriculture, how will China begin to cope?<br /><br />With the headwaters of so many rivers located in India's Arunachal Pradesh and with both Indian and Chinese armies deployed along its disputed borders, this could be where the big Asian water war begins.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.com