Ethiopia has officially completed its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). GERD is a $4.7 billion investment project located on the Blue Nile tributary, through which 85% of the Nile’s water flows. The dam is 30 kilometres long – Africa’s biggest hydroelectric project – producing 6,000 megawatts of electricity in a country where 66% of the Read More…
Cotton is one of the most contentious crops in the world due to its environmental and Human Rights implications. This article seeks to qualify the state of cotton’s negative impact in 2020 while demonstrating a path towards a more sustainable cotton industry.
Due to climate change, India is currently facing the worst water crisis in recent history. In the city of Chennai, tap water has stopped working, leaving the population with no reliable water source. Emma Tallon reflects on Chennai’s water crisis as a human security emergency.
Aishwarya Sahai discusses how water scarcity affects economic productivity and international security.
Aishwarya Sahai and Corinne Stancescu examine the global threats that affect Canada as an introduction to Canada’s Defence Perspectives 2020-2050: Recapitalization and the Canadian Forces.
Resource scarcity and poor governance
Aishwarya Sahai and Michael Oshell discuss the international security threat that follows water scarcity.