As always, thank you for your comments. Would you perhaps consider a Q&A “interview” regarding the perils of over-population?

Best regards

Laurie

Perhaps I am reading too much Ray Bradbury these days, but I do believe water is the next battlefield.

Am especially cognisant that advances in energy (biofuels as example) have prohibitive water bills. But while (as a knitter) I could make cold weather survivable, I can’t knit my family a pitcher of water.

Watch this space – water will be the new Wild West.

Thanks for the great comment –

Thanks for the thoughtful comments. I went back to the Arab Report cited in the article, and quote from page 24:

“As a result, the Arab world is expected to face the prospect
of severe water scarcity as early as 2015, where the per capita water share per year will be less than 500 cubic meters. This is less than one-tenth of the global average of over 6,000 cubic meters. An annual per capita water share below 1,000 cubic meters is considered to pose a significant constraint to economic development, health and wellbeing; below 500 cubic meters, water scarcity becomes a threat to life.”

I agree it’s improbable that a solitary Jordanian would drain over a thousand liters per day. I can only surmise that the statistic encompasses more than individual usage (instead, catering for water consumed by environmental controls (air conditioning), food prep, personal share of community consumption?

I will query the Arab Forum on this – your comment is too provocative to not address. Thanks again –

50 liters per day is the cut off point for compromising hygiene—not 1000 liters per day.

Please correct that in your article. It is scary what you are seeing!

Our AC units are built into the walls – not possible to tap the condensate. You might want to make a How-To booklet/kit and teach everyone how to recapture this precious resource.