Global Food and Water Crises SWA Articles
Second Asia-Pacific Water Summit Overshadowed by Mega-Project Controversy
- Wednesday, 22 May 2013
Concerns about the multi-billion dollar water management project initiated by the Thai Government hung over the Second Asia-Pacific Water Summit recently held in Chiang Mai.
Indonesian Interest in Australian Cattle Farms a Twist on Food Self-Sufficiency Push
- Wednesday, 08 May 2013
Recent interest from Indonesian public sector investors in owning and investing in Australian cattle farms could signal that the government is compromising on its controversial food self-sufficiency laws.
Egyptian cruelty case shows live exports issue is far from being resolved
- Wednesday, 08 May 2013
Live animal exports to the Middle East have long been a contentious issue for the public image of the Australian agricultural sector. Now, in light of recently released footage from abattoir in Egypt showing animal cruelty involved in Halal slaughter, Australian cattle exports to the country have been suspended.
Price Hikes Causing Further Food Insecurity For Iran
- Wednesday, 01 May 2013
The trend of rising prices and double-digit inflation rates continues in Iran causing further problems for Iran’s food security and public unrest ahead of its presidential elections.
A New Phase of Co-operation in South Asian Trans-boundary Water Management?
- Wednesday, 24 April 2013
India and Bangladesh are moving forward with the formation of two sub-regional strategic alliances for river basin management in South Asia.
Murray Darling Model To Support Water Management In India
- Wednesday, 17 April 2013
Australia and India have signed an agreement to share Australian water modelling technology that will assist India to develop water resource management plans to address its looming water insecurity.
Indian Food Security Bill is a Positive Step, but Fails to Address Real Issues
- Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Despite its economic, geopolitical, and military rise, India still has more undernourished people than the whole of sub-Saharan Africa. The recent release of the National Food Security Bill goes some way towards acknowledging the problems involved in addressing the issue, but falls short of any real institutional change.
Jakarta Governor Pushes for Acceleration to Protect City from Floods.
- Wednesday, 03 April 2013
Indonesia’s capital city Jakarta is regularly victim to flooding during the region’s monsoon season. With rising sea levels set to cause more frequent and increasingly damaging floods, Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo is driving the acceleration of a Giant Sea Wall Project as part of the government’s Master Plan to deal with future flooding and sea level rise.
Boreholes Plentiful in Swaziland but Lack of Drinking Water a Serious Economic Threat
- Wednesday, 27 March 2013
One of the world’s poorest nations, Swaziland has long suffered from many social, economic and political problems to which it has thus far failed to achieve any semblance of resolution. Now people in the land-locked southern African country are struggling with the problem of sourcing drinking water, despite a seeming abundance of wells.
Australian Model Leads in Global Move to Reduce Drought Crises
- Wednesday, 20 March 2013
In the lead up to World Water Day, global talks have concluded on measures to implement national drought management policies that will improve food security for the half of the world’s population that will be living in areas of high water scarcity by 2020.