Water Scarcity and World Water Day

On March 22, the world observed World Water Day, an international observance that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) that was held in Rio de Janeiro.  This year’s observance sparked a numbered of stories about the links between water scarcity and the growing political instability in North Africa, the Middle East, and other arid regions.  Syria, Egypt, and Yemen were singled out for special attention.

http://blog.populationinstitute.org/2011/03/22/world-lack-of-water-day/