Monthly Archives: August 2009
Booming Middle-Class Diet May Stress Asia’s Water Needs
The threat was highlighted in a study by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which estimate...
Beefed-up diets of Asias middle class may lead to chronic food...
According to a report in National Geographic News, the threat was highlighted in a study by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the...
Food Shortage Inevitable for Asia by 2050
Wheat and maize will also be adversely affected by the water shortages, the new study by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the...
Measuring the Damage of our ‘Water Footprint’
"By 2050, we will be confronted with the paradoxical situation of having to feed another 2.5 billion people, but with significantly less water," said...
Only a price on water can end threat to food security
Colin Chartres is Director General of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka and former Chief Science Advisor to Australia's...
Asia Faces Increased Reliance on Food Imports without Water Reform: Report
Developing countries in Asia could have to import more than a quarter of the rice, wheat and maize needed to feed their populations by...
Asia needs a ‘Blue Revolution’ for water usage
Asia needed a "Blue Revolution" to reform its water usage in order to feed another 1.5 billion people by 2050, Colin Chartres, Director General...
Study: Asia needs water reform to cope with population growth
Without necessary reforms, many Asian nations "face the politically risky prospect of having to import more than a quarter of the rice, wheat and...
Asia could face food shortage by 2050, says study
A study of irrigation in Asia conducted by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the International Water Management Institute has concluded...
Coordinated efforts urged to solve water issues
The population in Asia, however, is projected to increase by 1.5 billion people by 2050, and its food and feed demand is expected to...