Global International Waters Assessment
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Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
DG sent me a link to a report on the Colorado River basin that was prepared by GIWA. I’ve never heard of the organization — a Sweden-based branch of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) — but they appear to be making progress in documenting issues relevant in water basins around the world. (They plan to do 66 reports.)
Their Colorado River basin report is pretty good. They conclude that the river faces the following challenges (in descending order):
- Freshwater shortage
- Pollution
- Habitat and community modification
- Unsustainable exploitation of fish and other living resources
- Global change
Bottom Line: Trouble on the Colorado affects Americans north and south of the border. Pity our Southern neighbors that we’re not dealing very well with that trouble.
