WATERINTAKE
3/2015
März / April
18.04.2015
12 to 17 April 2015
http://eng.worldwaterforum7.org/main/
http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Message for World Water Day 2015
“… To address the many challenges related to water, we must work in a spirit of urgent
cooperation, open to new ideas and innovation, and prepared to share the solutions that we
all need for a sustainable future. If we do so, we can end poverty, promote global prosperity
and well-being, protect the environment and withstand the threat of climate change …”
http://www.un.org/en/events/waterday/2015/sgmessage.shtml
Papst Franziskus, nach dem Angelus am V. Sonntag der Fastenzeit, 22. März 2015
… Heute wird der von den Vereinten Nationen ausgerufene Weltwassertag begangen. Das
Wasser ist das wichtigste Element für das Leben, und von unserer Fähigkeit, es zu
bewahren und zu teilen, hängt die Zukunft der Menschheit ab. Daher ermutige ich die
internationale Gemeinschaft, darüber zu wachen, dass das Wasser des Planeten
angemessen geschützt und niemand vom Gebrauch dieses Gutes ausgeschlossen oder
dabei diskriminiert werde, ein Gut, das ein gemeinsames Gut schlechthin ist. Mit dem
heiligen Franziskus von Assisi sagen wir: »Gelobt seist du, mein Herr, durch Schwester
Wasser, gar nützlich ist es und demütig und kostbar und keusch« (Sonnengesang) …
http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/de/events/event.dir.html/content/vaticanevents/de/2015/3/22/angelus.html
20.03.2015 Launch of the World Water Development Report …
… in New Delhi India … “There is
already international consensus that
water and sanitation are essential to the
achievement of many sustainable
development goals. They are
inextricably linked to climate change,
agriculture, food security, health, energy,
equality, gender and education. Now, we
must look forward to measurability,
monitoring and implementation”, says
Michel Jarraud, Chair of UN-Water and
Secretary-General of the World
Meteorological Organization.
http://www.unwater.org/news-events/news-details/en/c/281167/
…
World Water Development Report 2015
Water in a Sustainable World
… Water is at the core of sustainable development. Water resources, and the range of
services they provide, underpin poverty reduction, economic growth and environmental
sustainability. From food and energy security to human and environmental health, water
contributes to improvements in social wellbeing and inclusive growth, affecting the livelihoods
of billions. In a sustainable world that is achievable in the near future, water and related
resources are managed in support of human well-being and ecosystem integrity in a robust
economy. Sufficient and safe water is made available to meet every person’s basic needs,
with healthy lifestyles and behaviours easily upheld through reliable and affordable water
supply and sanitation services, in turn supported by equitably extended and efficiently
managed infrastructure. Water resources management, infrastructure and service delivery
are sustainably financed …
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/loginarea/naturalsciences/environment/water/wwap/wwdr/2015-water-for-a-sustainable-world/
Reflecting on Transboundary Water Politics to Mark World Water Day 2015
... This year, World Water Day focuses on the link between water and sustainable
development, and it offers a useful opportunity to consider in depth the politics surrounding
water abstraction, allocation, access and use, particularly in developing country contexts.
While there is little credibility to sensationalist views on water wars occurring between states,
international transboundary river basins do shed light on some of the most contentious and
intractable issues of water sharing. The Nile River basin is a good example … the …
controversy of the dam on the Blue Nile represents the complex and multiple drivers of river
basin development. In any river basin, there are competing demands: water for energy and
agriculture; water for growing population and rapid urbanisation; water to maintain and
improve both human and ecosystem health … I argue that we need to consider the political
economy of transboundary water resources, rather than viewing basins as objects of
interstate conflict or cooperation. The key to understanding transboundary water politics is to
unpack the ways in which the river basin is valued for what purposes, how institutions are
established to govern allocation between states and between competing uses, who is
involved in the decision-making and who is excluded … Conflict and cooperation over
transboundary water resources are not mere representations of failed or successful
negotiation outcomes between states. Focusing instead on transboundary water interactions
between states highlights that conflict and cooperation coexist, with their intensities changing
over time. At the same time, this approach calls attention to how state agency operates in
determining river basin planning and infrastructure development … The ways in which water
resources are abstracted, transferred and utilised ultimately reflect a very political and
entrenched landscape of power and vested interests.
http://blog.waterdiplomacy.org/2015/03/reflecting-on-transboundary-water-politics-to-markworld-water-day-2015/
Water Is The Core Of Health & Sustainable Development -- World Water Day Meets
Technology
3/30/2015 … Ambassadors from around the world joined business owners and policymakers
at the United Nations for World Water Day while the Supreme Court heard arguments on
behalf of states and associations versus the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The
goals of all these activities are to improve the health of people around the world through
better and viable nutrition, industry and communities … Water impacts everything that we
touch and are; health, food, nature, peace, economy, development and industry. As the
United Nations says, “Humanity Needs Water.” And, with the current constraints that exist,
alternative methods of cleaning, sterilizing and distributing water need to be created … Now,
as the population grows, water is needed more and more to support agriculture and people.”
The President of the U.S. Federation of Middle East Peace Sally Kader agreed that water is
a growing source of significant conflict. She contends the, “Wars of next century will be over
water. And this scarcity can be used as a catalyst to accelerate innovation” … As
microbiology, technology and innovation move to the forefront of water filtration, sanitization
and distribution, countries that have been successful in new initiatives, like Singapore, are
becoming world leaders in new fields. When some estimates have concluded that California
has one year of water left, even wealthy developed countries have to be thinking about the
health and wellness of their water supply … For the economic development to go hand-inhand with the health and wellness of individuals, entire communities will have to partner with
public and private organizations. Nonprofits, for-profits and researchers will have to come
together, and privatization of water filtration, sanitization and access will have to be
addressed. And this will have to be done on a country-to-country, or community-tocommunity basis … Further, in countries like the U.S. government and regulating bodies will
have to work in partnership with states and organizations to ensure good ideas and
technologies are supported. Yet, a balance must be struck to protect the environment and
ensure that only safe and cost-effective solutions are carried out. Just as the oral arguments
before the Supreme Court last week addressed, each situation is different …
http://www.forbes.com/sites/nicolefisher/2015/03/30/water-is-the-core-of-health-sustainabledevelopment-world-water-day-meets-technology/
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WASSERSTANDSMELDUNGEN
Dry cleaning Hussainsagar
print edition Apr 30, 2015 Telangana plans to first empty Hyderabad's great 16th century
lake and then refill it with rainwater. Experts say it is nothing but a harebrained plan …
emptying a lake that spans 141 hectares with a depth of over 500 metres is a humongous
task … Removing 22.6 billion litres of water requires round-the-clock pumping for up to 50
days … the water may be released into the Musiriver, that flows 9 km south of the lake. In
that case, the murky water of Hussainsagar will further pollute the Musi, the water of which is
not fit for bathing … Cleaning up the lake through this crude method is infeasible for another
reason: it involves dredging out the sludge that has remained deposited on the lake bed for
over 450 years … could be holding 4.4 million cubic metres (cu m) of sludge. Given that
earth-movers can dredge a maximum of 1 million cu m of sludge a day, it would take four
years to complete the task. For transporting this amount, 220,000 trucks, each with a
capacity of 25 tonnes, need to be pressed into action … physical and chemical composition
of dredged material is complex … the sludge would contaminate surface water and
groundwater … Filling the lake only with rainwater is impossible as most of the runoff gets
obstructed due to poor drainage network in the catchment. Even if … the entire catchment
and redirects the runoff towards the lake … it will take 10 days of continuous rainfall in the
monsoon to fill up. But this is less likely as the region is increasingly suffering from rainfall
deficit and recurrent droughts …
http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/dry-cleaning-hussainsagar
Why water is key to beating poverty
April 16, 2015 … Extreme poverty is one of humanity's grave injustices. Across the world,
more than 1 billion people live on less than $1.50 a day for all their needs -- food, housing,
medicine, water, sanitation, everything. What's more astonishing is that 748 million people
around the world do not have access to clean water. And 2.5 billion people do not have
access to basic sanitation -- that's one out of every three individuals on the planet … it's
access to water and sanitation, one of the best ways to address extreme poverty and save
lives. Ending extreme poverty requires tackling the global water and sanitation crisis, a
valuable investment in public health … The United States is a key global leader in funding for
water and sanitation programs. In December, President Barack Obama signed the Senator
Paul Simon Water for the World Act into law. The legislation was led by a bipartisan coalition
and was endorsed by nearly 80 nongovernmental and faith-based organizations. The bill was
passed unanimously by the 113th Congress. Water for the World builds on our country's
leadership on water and sanitation efforts … Although U.S. federal spending on foreign
assistance amounts to less than 1% of the total U.S. budget, it contributes to our national
security, benefits our economy and fulfills America's deepest moral values. U.S. investments
in water and sanitation programs make the world healthier, safer and more economically
viable … By increasing investment in critical water and sanitation programs, the United
States can continue to demonstrate its leadership abroad …
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/16/opinions/durbin-wentz-water-key-solving-poverty/
Early detection offers shot at averting new water crisis
4/13/2015 … While much of the focus since last August’s Toledo water crisis has been on
finding ways to reduce agricultural runoff, more immediate measures are being deployed to
give western Lake Erie water-treatment plant operators a better chance against algal toxins
this summer. Several algae-detection sensors and buoys that weren’t there a year ago will
give real-time data on a number of water-quality factors, such as dissolved oxygen,
temperature, turbidity, wind speed, weather, and other conditions. Most of the data will be
generated near Toledo’s water-intake crib, the Lake Erie islands, and Sandusky, but the
information will be used by several area water plants, area universities, and a cross-section
of state and federal agencies that monitor lake conditions … the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency announced it is developing an early-warning indicator system to help
detect algal blooms, based on satellite data from NASA, the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, and the U.S. Geological Survey. The U.S. EPA said it will be
able to notify water-plant managers of changes in water quality almost as they occur through
a mobile app. … Algae costs the U.S. economy at least $64 million a year in additional
water-treatment, loss of recreational water usage, and lower property values …
http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2015/04/13/Early-detection-offers-shot-at-averting-newwater-crisis.html
The Observer view on water as a global political issue
5 April 2015 It is spring, the season in which the ancient Egyptians said prayers to the
goddess Isis when her tears for her husband, Osiris, filled the Nile. Water has always had a
value. And now, in the 21st century, its value is becoming ever more apparent. In an
increasingly large number of areas, that value is being driven by scarcity … Last week,
California imposed mandatory restrictions on water use for the first time in its history. It
follows four years of severe drought. With the state’s level of water at just 5% of the historical
average, the governor of California was right to point out: “It’s a different world. We have to
act differently” … Across the world, water has become political. In Ireland, there have been
demonstrations against a water tax that is due to be levied from this month … in Karachi
earlier this year, riots were triggered by a lack of clean water. And in São Paulo, the lack of
water in a state of 41 million has meant widespread rationing. With the taps running dry,
many residents and businesses have begun to start drilling their own wells, sometimes in the
basements of their homes and factories. And in a country where much of the electricity is
hydro-powered, the lack of water is causing electricity shortages. Whichever part of the world
you care to look at, water is becoming a source of hardship, violence and, perhaps most
worryingly, political tension … Water is profitable and where there is profit, there is often
bloodshed. Peter Gleick, of the Pacific Institute, has created a 5,000-year timeline of conflict
caused by water. It begins before the 6th century BC and moves well past the 2012 riots in
Cape Town, prompted by a lack of clean water. In 10 years, one in five people will live in
regions of water scarcity where supply can’t meet demand. So where are the solutions?
… In Australia, the long-term strategy includes an agricultural shift to less water-intensive
crops. In Los Angeles, an innovative water conservation management system has been in
place for years. Technology can clearly play a major role in helping produce some solutions.
Desalination – though currently prohibitively expensive – is an innovation worth pursuing.
Many more are required. Already one in nine people has no access to clean water. The
challenge is how, across national frontiers, we tap into a different future.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/05/observer-view-on-global-watershortage
…
Westen der USA und insbesondere Kalifornien:
Menge derTrockenmeldungen übersteigt die Flutmarke!
VIDEOs:
01.04.2015 California Gov. Jerry Brown, standing on a patch
of brown grass in the Sierra Nevada that is usually covered with
several feet of snow … announced the first-ever mandatory
water restrictions in California …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7m9suMggPo
05.04.2015 Gov. Jerry Brown on California Water Crisis,
interviewed by Martha Raddatz on "abc-this week."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pmLbjcTvXg
07.04.2015 Gouverneur von Kalilfornien verordnet Einsparung
von Wasser
https://www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/video/video-75205.html
April 10, 2015 Who Is Using Up California’s Water?
http://time.com/3817253/who-using-california-water/
Trockenheit in Kalifornien - jetzt sind Ideen gefragt
17.04.2015 US-Bundesstaat Kalifornien leidet unter einer Jahrhundertdürre. Und hat doch
so viel Bedarf an Wasser. Sparauflagen sind das eine. Das andere sind neue Ideen … San
Diego liegt bald trocken. Mit seinen knapp 1,4 Millionen Einwohner ist San Diego die
achtgrößte Stadt der USA. Zur Trinkwasserversorgung der Menschen ist sie auf den
Colorado River und auf Lieferungen aus dem Norden Kaliforniens angewiesen. Doch der
braucht sein Wasser mehr und mehr selbst. Angesichts der Jahrhundertdürre haben deshalb
die Verteilungskämpfe längst begonnen. Jetzt aber sollen die Wassermassen des Pazifiks
einen erheblichen Teil des Trinkwassers beisteuern. Die Stadt errichtet die größte
Entsalzungsanlage in der westlichen Welt. Sie soll fast 200 Millionen Liter Trinkwasser
produzieren – pro Tag … Der Exekutivdirektor der Wasser-Stiftung Kaliforniens und frühere
Minister für natürliche Ressourcen, Lester Snow, warnt bereits, der Wasserverbrauch
außerhalb von Gebäuden könne angesichts der dramatischen Lage noch vor dem Sommer
gänzlich infrage stehen. Die Städte wollen das allerdings so nicht hinnehmen. Von heute auf
morgen könne man die Wasserhähne nicht einfach zudrehen, betonen sie. Folglich suchen
sie nach Auswegen. Mit einem Investitionsvolumen von einer Milliarde Dollar entsteht darum
die Entsalzungsanlage in Carlsbad, am Nordrand von San Diego. Bereits im November soll
sie, wenn alles läuft wie geplant, in Betrieb genommen werden. Dieser Schritt San Diegos
stößt jedoch nicht überall auf Zustimmung. Kritiker monieren zum Beispiel den hohen
Stromverbrauch der Anlage und den damit verbundenen Ausstoß von Kohlendioxid.
Umweltschützer befürchten, dass die Anlage damit nur einen neuen Kreislauf der
Austrockung von CO2-Ausstoß, Erderwärmung und extremer Trockenheit für Kalifornien
schafft. Außerdem wird gerügt, dass der Pazifik letztendlich „versalzt“ wird, weil das dem
künftigen Trinkwasser entzogene Salz ins Meer zurückgeleitet wird. Die Entsalzung dürfe
deshalb nur ein letzter Ausweg sein. In den anderen großen Städten des Landes aber blickt
man gespannt nach Süden. San Diego wird die erste Metropole in Kalifornien sein, die den
Ozean als Trinkwasserressource nutzt. Die Anlage in Carlsbad gilt als Testfall für den Griff
nach dem Pazifik.
http://www.tagesspiegel.de/weltspiegel/salz-und-wasser-trockenheit-in-kalifornien-jetzt-sindideen-gefragt/11653686.html
California's Drought Grabs Headlines, But Other States Face Water Woes Too
04/16/2015 With all the attention focused on California’s water woes, an observer might
conclude that the Golden State’s drought is the exception. It isn’t. Forty states expect to see
water shortages in at least some areas in the next decade, according to a government
watchdog agency … In a 2013 survey by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), state
water managers from around the country said they expect freshwater shortages to continue
into the next decade, even under what they described as “average” conditions. If those
conditions change—whether because of rapid population growth, unusually low snowfall or
rainfall, or accelerated economic growth—the situation could worsen ... Residents of other
states should take a lesson from California … Montana, for example, was listed in the GAO
report as the state most likely to have a statewide water shortage in the next decade. Many
other western states are in a similar predicament …the population of Texas is expected to
increase by 80 percent in the next 50 years. “We are working with water providers, water
managers, to try to plan for enough water in case of a repeat of the ‘drought of record,’” …
The plan includes allowing bordering communities to tap water from each other, and state
money for emergency well drilling … In Kansas, drought conditions also are a little better this
year … the water office, along with other agencies and citizen groups, painted a bleak
picture. The report notes that the Ogallala Aquifer is declining faster than it is recharging, and
that reservoirs are filling with sediment. If nothing changes in the next 50 years, the report
predicted, the Ogallala will be 70 percent depleted and the state’s reservoirs will be 40
percent filled with sediment … While water problems are worst in the West, the East is not
immune. According to the GAO report, North Carolina and Delaware are the eastern states
most likely to experience regional water shortages in the next decade …
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/16/california-drought_n_7078820.html
California’s Plan to Conserve Water Meets Resistance
April 16, 2015 8 California’s plan to cut water usage by 25% is meeting resistance from
some cities and water districts across the state, according to more than 200 letters released
this week by the state’s water board ... Ski resorts’ snow-making operations are the district’s
biggest customers and the local economy depends on those resorts … Water is also needed
to maintain landscaping that serves as a form of protection from forest fires, he said, adding
that erosion-control measures in place to protect the lake also depend on vegetation that
requires watering … The governor’s goal of reducing overall water use in the state by 25%
over the next nine months is equivalent to enough water to last a city of six million people for
a year … The crackdown is focused on irrigation of lawns and other outdoor landscapes,
which account for a significant amount of water use. Mr. Brown’s order doesn’t include the
agricultural industry … The governor has defended his decision, saying that asking farmers
to cut back further might hinder their role in feeding the country …
http://www.wsj.com/articles/californias-water-cut-plan-meeting-resistance-1429213816
California farmers under attack for heavy water use
15 Apr 2015 … California has the most people and the biggest farm economy, but an epic
drought is turning the two against each other. Craig Underwood's family has been farming in
California for decades. He's survived pests, floods, and (so far) drought. Nothing, however,
has prepared him for the PR onslaught farmers now face as California runs dry. "We're
producing food and fiber which is vital to our existence," Underwood said, standing in a
lemon grove. "Currently crops are doing better, farms are doing better, and all of a sudden
we're being criticized for doing better." Farmers are being criticized for using too much water
and not sacrificing enough in the state's four-year drought … Almond ranchers in particular
have been questioned for their water use, as it takes about a gallon of water to produce one
nut. Of the state's $6 billion almond production last year, 70 percent was exported. "It's kind
of ironic that now that we are actually growing crops that are in great demand, we are being
criticized that we are growing crops that are being exported. It's a little frustrating." Mark
Borba, farmer, California Central Valley … "We can do without the almonds, I can't do
without a glass of water … So we win, they lose" …
http://www.cnbc.com/id/102589665
siehe auch:
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April 8, 2015 No More Playing Nice – California Water Regulators Will Name, Shame,
Fine, Even Ration Water-Wasters …
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/04/08/no-more-playing-nice-ca-water-regulators-willname-shame-fine-even-ration-water-wasters/
15% Cut Ordered in San Diego Water Supply
April 14, 2015 The board of directors of the Metropolitan Water District, the water
wholesaler for Southern California, voted … to make a 15 percent cut in the amount of water
it supplies to its 26 member agencies … The amount of the cut to each city or agency would
be based on their reliance on MWD supplies, while also taking into consideration
conservation actions already being implemented … “While we don’t know exactly what the
final conservation targets will be, it’s critical that every resident immediately eliminate
unnecessary water use — severely restrict lawn watering, take shorter showers and fix leaks
immediately,” said Maureen Stapleton, general manager of the San Diego Water Authority.
“We could be in for a very long road ahead, and we all need to step up. Taking all of these
actions indoors and outdoors really does add up to a significant water savings across the
region”…
http://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2015/04/14/metropolitan-water-district-cuts-san-diegosupply-by-15-percent/
siehe auch:
04/08/15 Some Southern California cities will have to reduce water use by 35 percent
under new plan …
http://www.sgvtribune.com/general-news/20150408/some-southern-california-cities-will-haveto-reduce-water-use-by-35-percent-under-new-plan
April 6, 2015 San Diego wages a different kind of water battle over costs …
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-water-suit-qa-20150406-story.html
April 2, 2015 California’s Water Crisis By the Numbers … California Governor Jerry
Brown … imposed historic water controls ... But who will the burden of conserving water fall
upon? Here, nine numbers that explain the new measures …
http://time.com/3769534/california-drought-water-use-restrictions/
California drought gives 'toilet to tap' a new level of attention
15 Apr 2015 … "Recycled water is a huge benefit," said OCWD General Manager Michael
Markus. "We can produce the water for about half the energy it takes to import water from
Northern California and about a third of the energy it takes to desalinate sea water." Orange
County's plant, for example, can produce recycled water for about $480 an acre-foot—well
below the estimated $2,000 per acre-foot a new desalination plant in nearby San Diego
County will be paying for new water. Similarly, the recycled water runs about half the roughly
$1,000 per acre-foot price of water from the Metropolitan Water District, the giant water
wholesaler for Southern California, which on Tuesday announced a 15 percent reduction in
the amount of water it will supply to its 26 member agencies … "You hear some people
talking like, 'I don't want to drink toilet water,' " said Henry Vaux Jr., professor emeritus of
Resource Economics at the University of California at Riverside. "Once it's gone through
three stages of treatment, the water that ultimately goes out of there is cleaner than they got
and flushed away" … California law allows treated wastewater to be used for indirect potable
reuse, such as sending the purified water into groundwater basins for capture later as a
source of drinking water. A state bill passed in 2013 requires that California's water
regulators create a framework for direct potable reuse by the end of 2016 …
http://www.cnbc.com/id/102589492
New Mexico governor talks drought with water managers
04/15/2015 … New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez … Without sustainable sources of clean
drinking water, New Mexico won't be able to attract companies or capitalize on economic
development opportunities … New Mexico Rural Water Association … have been looking for
ways to make the most of the drought-stricken state's limited fresh water supplies while
grappling with aging wells and pipelines … state Environment Secretary Ryan Flynn …
"Drought is going to be a persistent issue that we need to deal with," he said, mentioning
climate change and the fluctuations in snowpack. "We're not going to be able to grow as a
state if we don't continue to try to innovate and develop new sources of water."
http://www.thestate.com/news/business/national-business/article18641451.html
„Grün ist hässlich, denn es verbraucht Wasser“
15.04.2015 „River closed – Fluss geschlossen“ heißt es ebenso ironisch wie bitter auf
diesem Schild am Lake Tahoe in der kalifornischen Bergregion in der Sierra Nevada. Die
anhaltende Dürre lässt nicht nur die Stadtväter Wassersparmaßnahmen anordnen und
saftige Strafen bei Verstößen androhen. Viel schlimmer trifft es die Landwirtschaft im Central
Valley – jahrhundertelang das fruchtbare Zentrum des US-Bundestaates. Mit dem
Wettbewerb um den „hässlichsten Garten“ hat sich die Umweltbehörde in San Francisco
eine schlagzeilenträchtige Kampagne ausgedacht. Hausbesitzer sollen Fotos von ihrem
grünen Rasen und bunten Blumenbeeten einsenden. Der eigentliche Clou daran ist der
Preis: Der „Ugliest Yard“-Gewinner wird mit einem neu gestalteten Garten belohnt – mit
trockenresistenten Pflanzen. „Die Leute müssen kapieren, dass Grün hässlich ist, denn es
verbraucht zu viel Wasser“, begründet Peter Brastow, städtischer Koordinator für
Artenvielfalt. Die Stadt stellt zugleich eine neue Webseite für heimische Pflanzen vor, die
kaum bewässert werden müssen …
http://www.sz-online.de/nachrichten/gruen-ist-haesslich-denn-es-verbraucht-wasser3081509.html
In Drought-Stricken California, Nestlé’s Bottled Water Business Is Under Fire
April 13, 2015 … In drought-stricken California, the food and beverage conglomerate is
under investigation by the U.S. Forest Service for using expired permits to use water from a
national forest. And in Oregon, environmentalists are lamenting a move by the state that puts
Nestlé one step closer to opening its first bottled water facility in the Pacific Northwest.
... Mt. Hood National Forest advocacy group BARK … say that Nestlé is guilty of damaging
the environment, bullying small towns, and making a fortune off a public good. “Nestlé has a
reputation for pushing the limits of communities, and this is exactly the same thing” …
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/04/13/3646220/nestles-ups-and-downs-in-californiaand-oregon/
siehe auch:
April 11, 2015 Feds to look into bottled-water permit during drought …
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2015/04/11/california-drought-bottledwater/25635023/
California delta's water mysteriously missing amid drought
April 12, 2015 — As California struggles with a devastating drought, huge amounts of water
are mysteriously vanishing from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta — and the prime
suspects are farmers whose families have tilled fertile soil there for generations. A state
investigation was launched following complaints from two large agencies that supply water to
arid farmland in the Central Valley and to millions of residents as far south as San Diego.
Delta farmers don't deny using as much water as they need. But they say they're not stealing
it because their history of living at the water's edge gives them that right. Still, they have been
asked to report how much water they're pumping and to prove their legal rights to it. At issue
is California's century-old water rights system that has been based on self-reporting and little
oversight, historically giving senior water rights holders the ability to use as much water as
they need, even in drought. Gov. Jerry Brown has said that if drought continues this system
built into California's legal framework will probably need to be examined … Some 450
farmers who hold 1,061 water rights in the Delta and the Sacramento and San Joaquin river
watersheds were told to report their water diversions, and Katherine Mrowka, state water
board enforcement manager, said a vast majority responded … State officials are sorting
through the information that will help them determine whether any are exceeding their water
rights and who should be subject to restrictions …
http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/California-delta-s-water-mysteriously-missing6193429.php
For Drinking Water in Drought, California Looks Warily to Sea
APRIL 11, 2015 … for the first time, a major California metropolis is on the verge of turning
the Pacific Ocean into an everyday source of drinking water. A $1 billion desalination plant to
supply booming San Diego County is under construction here and due to open as early as
November, providing a major test of whether California cities will be able to resort to the
ocean to solve their water woes ... Texas, facing persistent dry conditions and a population
influx, may build several ocean desalination plants. Florida has one operating already and
may be forced to build others as a rising sea invades the state’s freshwater supplies. In
California, small ocean desalination plants are up and running in a handful of towns. Plans
are far along for a large plant in Huntington Beach that would supply water to populous
Orange County. A mothballed plant in Santa Barbara may soon be reactivated. And more
than a dozen communities along the California coast are studying the issue … The plant will
use a huge amount of electricity, increasing the carbon dioxide emissions that cause global
warming, which further strains water supplies. And local environmental groups, which fought
the plant, fear a substantial impact on sea life … The intake of seawater and the disposal of
salt into the ocean can harm sea life … Australia is a more spectacular case: It built six huge
desalination plants during a dry spell and has largely idled four of them though water
customers remain saddled with several billion dollars’ worth of construction bills. “Our
position is that seawater desalination should be the option of last resort,” said Sean Bothwell,
an attorney with the California Coastkeeper Alliance, an environmental coalition that has
battled California’s turn toward the technology. “We need to fully use all the sustainable
supplies that we have available to us first” … Israel has moved from perpetual water crisis to
a point where it will soon get half its water from desalination. Israeli engineers have become
sought-after partners in many cities, and are involved in the Carlsbad project … Future
desalination plants also have the potential to blend well with the rising percentage of
renewable power on the electric grids in California and Texas. Since treated water can be
stored, the plants could be dialed up at times when electricity from wind or solar power is
plentiful, and later dialed down …
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/12/science/drinking-seawater-looks-ever-more-palatable-tocalifornians.html
siehe auch:
April 05, 2015 Will Turning Seawater Into Drinking Water Help Drought-Hit California?
…
http://www.npr.org/2015/04/05/397659871/will-turning-seawater-into-drinking-water-helpdrought-hit-california
The Next Crime Wave in Farm Country: Stealing Water
April 9, 2015 … wells have gone dry here and water prices have soared. Thieves, who’ve
been increasingly targeting rural farms, are starting to understand that anything water-related
is a potential bonanza. “They’re taking the water hoses, taking the copper wiring,” says the
county’s District Attorney, David Linn. “We’ve even had instances where they’ve come in and
stolen the water pumps from the farmers.” Linn has recently launched a new task force so
rural residents and farmers can reach a deputy district attorney 24-7 to report crime,
including illegal well drilling … If water is siphoned out of a storage tank, or a water pump
goes missing, the DA’s office could dispatch investigators to the scene to collect evidence for
prosecution … The Madera County Task Force also plans to educate farmers about the best
kinds of fences and tank enclosures to keep out water thieves. Officials in urban areas are
grappling with similar worries: water robbers pilfering fire hydrants, water delivery trucks
taking water to which they’re not entitled, or people tapping into water lines at construction
sites …
http://blogs.kqed.org/science/2015/04/09/the-next-crime-wave-in-farm-country-stealingwater/
Dürre in Kalifornien - Alle sparen Wasser, bis auf die Bauern
06. 04. 2015 Gouverneur Brown hat seine Maßnahmen verteidigt, die Kalifornier zum
Wassersparen zwingt. Klimawandel sei kein Scherz. Die Landwirte aber dürfen weiter
wässern … Brown verteidigte dies und sagte dem Sender ABC, viele Bauern litten bereits
enorm unter der Dürre, zehntausende Hektar Land lägen deshalb brach. Die Bauern
müssten daher weiter in der Lage sein, ihre Produkte herzustellen. Die Agrarlobby in
Kalifornien ist mächtig, laut Washington Post werden zwei Drittel aller Früchte und Nüsse in
dem US-Bundesstaat angebaut – und müssen bewässert werden. Der Verkaufswert von
Produkten von kalifornischen Landwirten betrug 2013 knapp 50 Milliarden Dollar. 80 Prozent
des Wasserverbrauchs im Land geht auf das Konto der Landwirte. Sollte sich die Lage
verschlechtern, müsse aber erneut über die Maßnahmen nachgedacht werden, sagte der
Gouverneur.
http://www.taz.de/!157634/
siehe auch:
APRIL 18, 2015 California Releases Revised Water Consumption Rules …
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/19/us/california-releases-revised-water-consumption-rulesfor-drought.html
06.04.2015 Dürre in Kalifornien - Wenn nur noch der Kunstrasen hilft …
http://www.handelsblatt.com/panorama/aus-aller-welt/duerre-in-kalifornien-wenn-nur-nochder-kunstrasen-hilft/11598642.html
4. April 2015 Trockenperiode im Westen der USA "Ernsthafte Dürre - spart Wasser!"…
http://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/trockenperiode-im-westen-der-usa-ernsthafte-duerrespart-wasser-1.2422555
02.04.2015 Dürre in Kalifornien: Die Wasserparty geht zu Ende … Die Kalifornier
werden zum Wassersparen gezwungen - erstmals in der Geschichte des US-Bundesstaats.
Um ein Viertel soll der private Verbrauch sinken. Doch selbst dann bleibt die Verschwendung
enorm …
http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/duerre-gouverneur-brown-laesst-kalifornienwasser-sparen-a-1026833.html
March 27, 2015 Gov. Jerry Brown signs $1 billion water plan for dry California …
http://abc7.com/politics/gov-jerry-brown-signs-$1-billion-water-plan-for-dry-california/578904/
03/17/2015 Drought-Stricken California Ramps Up Water Restrictions …
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/17/california-drought-water-_n_6889392.html
With epic drought, is it time for a national water policy?
March 21, 2015 More than half the United States is experiencing some form of drought.
California is in emergency status, left with a year's worth of water in its reservoirs to service
its population. Meanwhile, areas around the Great Lakes are seeing some of their highest
water levels in 15 years … One solution to balance the winter season that produced record
snow and cold on the East Coast, and record heat and dryness on the West Coast might
seem obvious: to ship water from where it's abundant to where it's needed. The idea isn't
new, but it's certainly controversial. During the 2008 presidential election primary, then-New
Mexico governor Bill Richardson created a stir when he called for a national water policy,
which would have allowed far-spread states to share their water resources. As it stands,
water policy is largely devised and enforced on a local level … Erratic weather patterns are
now, it seems, testing our bonds as a nation. There are outcries by many over water rights,
from environmentalists to bottled water advocates, to farmers and frackers. The water issue
flows through them all. Nature to date has been the great arbiter, sprinkling water about. But
nature seems to have turned off the spigot almost completely in some areas. Now, new
studies show California and parts of the West may be in for a 1,000-year drought. And let's
remember that California is an agricultural state considered the bread basket for the world.
Perhaps it's time to have a discussion about a national water policy …
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/03/21/kostigen-droughts-national-waterpolicy/25030839/
The Southwestern Water Wars - How Drought Is Producing Tensions in Texas
MARCH 13, 2015 — “WE don’t want you here,” warned the county commissioner, pointing
an accusatory finger at the drilling company executives as 600 local residents rose to their
feet. “We want you to leave Hays County” … Then around 1200 they all disappeared. Or so
the legend goes. In reality, these cultures were slowly and painfully extinguished. The rivers
dried. The fields died. The cities were unsustainable as drought stretched from years to
decades, becoming what scientists today call a megadrought. Parts of these cultures were
absorbed by the Pueblo and Navajo people; parts were simply stamped out. By the time the
Spanish arrived in the 16th century, so had, finally, the rain. The American, German and
Polish settlers who came to Texas in the 19th century found a rich landscape, flush with
water. “I must say as to what I have seen of Texas,” wrote Davy Crockett, “it is the garden
spot of the world.” And so it remained, punctuated by only two long droughts. One, at the
dawn of the 20th century, wreaked ecological havoc on the overgrazed Hill Country. The
second stretched from the late 1940s to the late 1950s and is still known as the drought of
record. When it released its grip, a new era of feverish dam and canal building ensued in
Texas, just as it already had in much of the Southwest. A dearth of rainfall, after all, is a fact
in the cycle of life here. Rains come when the equatorial current of El Niño appears, and they
stay stubbornly away when its twin, La Niña, reverses the course. Those grand dams and
canals seemed likely to suffice. But again, these are not normal times. Arizonans are in their
10th year of drought, despite an uptick in rainfall during last year’s monsoon season because
of a single storm on a single day. And while it has been a cool, damp winter here, the clear
waters of the Blanco River still look low. Officially, more than half of Texas’ 269,000 square
miles are plagued by drought. Conservatively, this would make for the fifth consecutive year
of drought in Texas. Meanwhile, today, the average American uses 100 gallons of water a
day. So the race to engineer a new solution is underway …
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/13/opinion/the-southwestern-water-wars.html
Wenn Marihuana-Anbauer Wasser von der Kirche klauen
10.03.2015 In Kalifornien wird Wasserknappheit zu einer ernsten Bedrohung - und weckt in
der Region kriminelle Energien. Als Wasserdiebe treten dabei vor allem die Anbauer von
Marihuana in Erscheinung … Die Cannabispflanze, aus der Marihuana gewonnen wird, ist
extrem durstig. Eine einzelne Pflanze braucht bis zu dreißig Liter Wasser am Tag. Viele
Anbauer beschaffen sich das nötige Wasser auf unzulässigem Wege, etwa indem sie es von
Flüssen oder Bächen abzweigen … Einen besonders dreisten Fall gab es im Bezirk des
Wasserversorgers East Bay Municipal Utility District östlich von San Francisco. Hier stahl ein
Marihuana-Anbauer Wasser von einer benachbarten Kirche ... Nach Angaben der
kalifornischen Naturschutzbehörde haben Marihuana-Anbauer in den vergangenen Jahren
insgesamt mehr als 4,5 Millionen Kubikmeter Wasser gestohlen. Die Behörde hat ein
„Marijuana Enforcement Team“ eingerichtet, das illegalen Betrieben das Handwerk legen soll
… Je länger sich die Dürre in Kalifornien hinzieht, umso mehr Geschichten über Wasserklau
sind zu hören. Weder öffentliche Gewässer noch Hydranten oder Feuerwehrtanks sind
offenbar sicher. Da war zum Beispiel die Nudistenkolonie am Rande des Silicon Valley, der
im vergangenen Jahr vorgeworfen wurde, sie habe unzulässigerweise mehr als tausend
Kubikmeter Wasser von einem Bach entnommen … in North San Juan stellte die örtliche
Feuerwehr zu ihrem Entsetzen fest, dass ihre Wassertanks angezapft worden waren. Und
das in einer Jahreszeit, in der ihre Region oft von großflächigen Bränden heimgesucht wird
…
http://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/duerre-in-kalifornien-wenn-marihuana-anbauer-wasservon-der-kirche-klauen-13473001.html
Central Valley, Delta water rights under scrutiny
03/01/2015 Hundreds of property owners across California’s Central Valley and the
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta are scrambling to prove they have a right to divert water from
the region’s streams, the result of a state order that comes due in just four days. The order
from the State Water Resources Control Board is driven by a longstanding dispute over
scarce water supplies, one that has intensified as California appears likely to face a fourth
straight drought year. But proving those water rights may be difficult: In many cases, the
proof lies buried in county parcel maps and other property records dating as far back as the
1850s. Property owners who fail to submit the required proof by Friday could be ordered to
stop diverting water entirely … “I’m angry. Why are they coming after us?” said Charlotte
Gilmore, a Sacramento resident whose family has owned a large farm parcel on Ryer Island
in the Delta since the 1930s. “I don’t think the state is being fair coming at us to solve their
problems.” The dispute stems from a complaint filed in July by the California Department of
Water Resources and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which operate the massive water
diversion systems in the Delta as well as major upstream reservoirs. The two agencies
suspect water released from their reservoirs is being inappropriately diverted by property
owners in the Delta as it flows past their land. This prompted a countercomplaint from the
California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, a nonprofit group, alleging DWR and Reclamation
are diverting water from the Delta and its tributary streams that belongs to property owners.
As a first step toward resolving the issue, the State Water Resources Control Board on Feb.
4 ordered 1,061 property owners with claims to water in the Central Valley to prove those
claims by March 6. The order applies only to “senior” water rights, including those
established before 1914 and “riparian” rights …
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/environment/article11882384.html
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Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
How power can be cleaned
Mar 31, 2015 Coal is an environmentalist’s bugbear [Kinderschreck, Popanz … J.B.]. The
use of coal to generate energy is the key reason the world is looking at a catastrophic future
because of climate change. Recognising this, global civil society has given a rousing call for
coal divestment … This will not work for us in India. We have a huge energy deficit, with
millions of households without power for basic lighting or cooking. We have to address
access to energy as much as the environmental problems of unclean power. We need to
push for renewable—not because we can afford to do without coal, but because this source
of energy provides us the option to leapfrog to decentralised and off-grid power. But equally,
and perhaps even more important, is to clean coal power so that it does not destroy the
environment and take human lives. This is what my colleagues at … CSE have done. They
have taken apart—quite literally—the thermal power sector in India and plant-by-plant looked
at what is the efficiency rate, the pollution load, the management of waste and the
compliance with environmental standards. Their findings, published in the report, Heat on
Power: Green rating of coal-based thermal power plants, concludes that our plants are way
behind the global best in terms of performance. More importantly, it speaks of the dire crisis
in the power sector in the country, where the obsession is to build more plants and not fix
what is clearly so completely broken—supply of affordable power to all. Of the 47 plants
surveyed … only 12 had efficiency higher than 36 per cent, which touches China’s average
… a huge opportunity for India is to improve efficiency and to replace its existing stock of
plants—not build new ones—with best technology … My colleagues have estimated that this
sector alone is responsible for 70 per cent of the total freshwater withdrawal by all industries;
over 60 per cent of the particulate matter emissions; 50 per cent of sulphur dioxide emissions
and more than 80 per cent of mercury emissions. So, if we clean this sector, we make huge
gains in cleaning pollution from India’s industrial sector … a clean-up is essential. But for this
India’s power sector must also come clean. The CSE project requires companies to
voluntarily share data. It was India’s largest power generator, National Thermal Power
Corporation, which refused public scrutiny. This will not build a cleaner future. Ultimately, this
is the real agenda for reform.
http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/how-power-can-be-cleaned
Why the Sustainable Development Goals Matter
MAR 30, 2015 – Following the progress made under the Millennium Development Goals,
which guided global development efforts in the years 2000-2015, the world’s governments
are currently negotiating a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the period
2016-2030. The MDGs focused on ending extreme poverty, hunger, and preventable
disease, and were the most important global development goals in the United Nations’
history. The SDGs will continue the fight against extreme poverty, but will add the challenges
of ensuring more equitable development and environmental sustainability, especially the key
goal of curbing the dangers of human-induced climate change. But will a new set of goals
help the world shift from a dangerous business-as-usual path to one of true sustainable
development? Can UN goals actually make a difference? … John F. Kennedy did 50 years
ago … one of the greatest speeches of the modern US presidency, delivered in June 1963
… : “By defining our goal more clearly, by making it seem more manageable and less
remote, we can help all people to see it, to draw hope from it and to move irresistibly towards
it.” Setting goals is important for many reasons. First, they are essential for social
mobilization … A second function of goals is to create peer pressure … A third way that
goals matter is to spur epistemic communities – networks of expertise, knowledge, and
practice – into action around sustainable-development challenges … Finally, goals mobilize
stakeholder networks … Stating goals is merely the first step in implementing a plan of
action. Good policy design, adequate financing, and new institutions to oversee execution
must follow goal setting. And, as outcomes occur, they must be measured, and strategies
must be rethought and adapted in a continuing loop of policy feedback, all under the
pressures and motivations of clear goals and timelines …
Jeffrey D. Sachs … is also Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on the
Millennium Development Goals …
http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sustainable-development-goals-shift-by-jeffreyd-sachs-2015-03#WoSL2RDWYVLVMEm0.99
Wasser zu Geld - Spekulieren gegen den Klimawandel
26. März 2015 … Den USA macht – abgesehen von der ungemütlichen Kälte – vor allem ein
Klimaphänomen zu schaffen: die Trockenheit im Westen … Auch an der Wall Street nimmt
man das wahr, zumal Trockenheit nicht einmal ein amerikanisches, sondern natürlich ein
globales Ereignis ist – und daran kann man verdienen. Und ist dabei noch nicht einmal
unmoralisch. Denn anders als bei den menschenverachtenden Spekulationen mit
Lebensmitteln hat der geschickte Einsatz von Kapital im Wasser-Segment keine Folgen für
die Menschheit – im Gegenteil: Vielleicht hilft verstärktes finanzielles Engagement sogar, die
Probleme einmal zu lösen … An der Wall Street gibt es zahlreiche Fonds, die auf Wasser
spezialisiert sind. Die meisten setzen auf Aktien von Wasser fördernden und verarbeitenden
Unternehmen. Die Versorger Aqua America und California Water Service stehen hoch im
Kurs, denn sie bereiten auf, was zu einer immer wertvolleren Ressource wird. Viele Anleger
setzen verstärkt auf Firmen die Pumpen und anderes zur Wasser-Infrastruktur liefern, etwa
Firmen wie Flowserve und Lindsay. Eine ganz andere Idee: Investitionen in Unternehmen,
die aus Salzwasser ein trinkbares Gut machen, wenngleich der Marktführer Keppel Corp. nur
in Singapur börsennotiert ist. Interessant sind die verstärkten Investitionen von Anlegern in
Wasser übrigens nicht nur für die Märkte, sondern auch politisch. Das Thema wird immer
prominenter behandelt, was letztlich zu Lösungen führen dürfte, die nicht nur Aktionären
Freude machen, sondern auch den Menschen in dürren Gegenden helfen.
http://www.n-tv.de/wirtschaft/Spekulieren-gegen-den-Klimawandel-article14784571.html
Fighters target vital water plants across Middle East
Mar 25, 2015 - Fighters are increasingly targetting water and sanitation facilities across the
Middle East, exacerbating severe shortages for agriculture and households, the International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Wednesday. Consumption of water in the
volatile region with rising populations was already at unsustainable levels in many areas hit
by record-low rainfall and drought, but wars have pushed systems "close to the breaking
point" … Militants in Syria, Iraq and Gaza have also used access to water and electricity
supplies as "tactical weapons or as bargaining chips" … Syria's two main waste-water
treatment plants, for Aleppo and Damascus, are virtually destroyed, according to the ICRC
which helps disinfect nearly 80 percent of the country's water. "One of the greatest concerns
is that untreated waste-water might seep into local aquifers, thereby contaminating water
supplies and leaving an already vulnnerable population more susceptible to water-borne
diseases," …
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/25/mideast-crisis-water-idUSL6N0WR2ET20150325
Kenya hoping to make a splash with Africa's first public-private water fund
22 March 2015 In a first for Africa, a public-private water fund was launched in Kenya …
bringing together businesses, utilities, conservation groups, government and farmers to fund
upstream water conservation through activities such as watershed protection and
reforestation. The Upper Tana-Nairobi Water Fund was launched by the Nature
Conservancy, a US-based NGO, which has used the same model in 32 initiatives in Latin
America. Its partners in Kenya include East African Breweries Ltd, Coca-Cola, Nairobi City
Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC), and electricity provider KenGen. The 1,000-km
Tana river, which flows from the Aberdare mountains north of Nairobi to the Indian Ocean, is
Kenya’s longest, and supplies 95% of the water used by the capital’s estimated 3.4 million
residents … The new fund will be managed by a trust, which seeks to raise $15m (£10m) to
invest in soil and water conservation activities in the Upper Tana watershed. Landowners
and NGOs will work upstream to protect the watershed and “harness nature’s ability to
capture, filter, store and deliver clean and reliable water”, according to the Upper-Tana
Nairobi Water Fund business case report … However, there has been some criticism of its
funds in Latin America. Jaime Ignacio Veléz Upegui, a professor at Medellín’s National
University of Colombia, where the Nature Conservancy established one of its first water
funds, said such schemes were too speculative, arguing that the environment should not
become a business chain … such schemes could result in the public’s environmental
sensibilities being harnessed to build a system for business, leaving people feeling cheated
and less inclined to participate in future …
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/mar/22/world-water-day-kenya-uppertana-nairobi-public-private-water-fund
Water charge protest: Tens of thousands attend Dublin rally
Mar 21, 2015 Tens of thousands of protesters converged on Dublin’s O’Connell Street on
Saturday where a rally calling for the abolition of the planned water charges was held.
Protestors marched from locations around the city centre to O’Connell Street where the
crowd stretched back from a stage set up in front of the Parnell statue, to Bachelor’s Walk.
Organisers Right2Water estimated approximately 80,000 people attended. However a garda
estimated the crowd at between 20,000 and 30,000, although he stressed that this was an
approximate figure …
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/water-charge-protest-tens-of-thousandsattend-dublin-rally-1.2148568
Bottled Life - Die Wahrheit über
Nestlés Geschäfte mit dem Wasser
20.03.2015 | 89:59 Min.
Bayerischer Rundfunk
http://www.ardmediathek.de/tv/Bottled-Life/Bottled-Life-Die-Wahrheit-über-Nestlés/ARDalpha/Video?documentId=27190696&bcastId=27129736
siehe auch:
17. April 2015 Nestlé wächst dank Wasser und Süßwaren
Nestlé, der größte Nahrungsmittelkonzern der Welt, hat im ersten Quartal kräftig zugelegt.
Vor allem Wasser und Süßwaren haben dem Unternehmen Auftrieb verliehen …
http://www.n-tv.de/wirtschaft/Nestle-waechst-dank-Wasser-und-Suesswarenarticle14922376.html
Erfolg der „Hydro-Diplomatie“ am Nil
NBI congratulates Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on signing the Agreement on
Declaration of Principles on the GERD Project
23 March 2015 Three of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) Member States namely Egypt,
Ethiopia and Sudan have today 23rd March, 2015 signed the Agreement on Declaration of
Principles on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Project (GERDP). This is a milestone in
the history of cooperation on the Nile and NBI takes this opportunity to congratulate the three
countries on this great achievement … The NBI congratulates the three countries for this
outstanding achievement, expected to have immense significance for trans-boundary water
resources management and development in the Nile Basin … NBI has always endeavored to
promote dialogue among the Basin states around water resources development and
management. The successful direct negotiation among the three NBI Member States is a
result of the culture of dialogue, mutual trust, joint consultation and deliberation NBI has been
promoting since its establishment. In fact most of the technocrats from the three countries
involved in negotiations surrounding the GERD are also active participants in various NBI
forums and contributed to their continuous success. We consider NBI's invitation to this
historical event as a clear recognition by the three countries, of the institution's NBI's
contribution in as far as facilitating cooperation on the use of the shared Nile Basin water
resources among the Nile Basin countries is concerned. NBI encourages and urges Member
States to deepen and expand this culture of joint deliberation to amicably work out any
differences that might exist. Before NBI, it was not unusual for each Nile Basin state to
develop its 'own water resource' e.g. building dams without considering the implications for
neighboring countries or the effect on the river elsewhere in the Basin. Associated with this
was the lack of confidence and trust among the countries to engage in cooperative transboundary programs and projects. Starting virtually from scratch, NBI has built and facilitated
various multi-level platforms [project, national, sub-regional and regional] and multistakeholder platforms [policy and decision makers, opinion leaders, Members of Parliament,
civil society, women, youth, communities, the private sector, media, academia, researchers
and scientists] with the aim of raising awareness, promoting an informed dialogue and
building a solid foundation for mutual understanding, trust and confidence so as to move
forward in a cooperative way to realize tangible benefits …
http://www.nilebasin.org/index.php/news/192-nbi-congratulates-egypt-ethiopia-and-sudanon-signing-the-agreement-on-declaration-of-principles-on-the-gerd-project
siehe auch:
28.03.2015 Zur Kooperation verdammt …
http://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/afrika/loesung-im-streit-ueber-nil-staudamm-inaethiopien-13503772.html
March 6, 2015 Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan Reach Preliminary Deal on Nile Dam
Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan reached a preliminary draft agreement governing the
Renaissance Dam operations, state-run news agency MENA reported … The foreign and
water ministers met for three days of tripartite meetings to discuss the issue. The planned $4
billion Renaissance Dam will be Africa's biggest dam and aims to provide cheap power for
countries as far away as South Africa and Morocco.
http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/egyptsource/top-news-egypt-ethiopia-and-sudan-reachpreliminary-deal-on-nile-dam
March 4, 2015 In the Niger Basin, Countries Collaborate on Hydropower, Irrigation
and Improved Water Resource Management
The Niger River is one of the few perennial sources of water in the arid and semi-arid lands
of Africa’s Sahel region. For thousands of years, the river has supported communities of
farmers, cattle grazers, and fishermen. Today, the Niger Basin is one of the most fragile
developing regions of the world, by any measure. Seven of the basin’s 10 countries are
among the world’s poorest 20, with Niger having the lowest Human Development Index in
the world … Despite these challenges, the countries of the Niger Basin have developed one
of the world’s most progressive river management organizations, the Niger Basin Authority
(NBA), that supports a strong, cooperative legal framework to govern water resources, and
fosters collaboration on potential investments among the countries with boundaries on the
river. The NBA is charged with ensuring that the Niger River’s water usage makes sense for
the whole basin and benefits local communities …
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2015/03/04/niger-basin-countries-collaborate-onhydropower-irrigation-and-improved-water-resource-management
Der endlose Krieg um das Wasser des Nils
11.03.15 … Wasser im Allgemeinen und der Nil im Besonderen spielen eine Schlüsselrolle in
der Geschichte des Landes. "Seitdem wir existieren, haben wir nur Krieg gehabt", sagt Mutaz
Musa, der Wasserminister Sudans. Nach der Unabhängigkeit von Großbritannien 1956
wurde zunächst um die Macht im Lande gestritten, danach ab 1983 ums Wasser. "Wenn es
immer so schön heißt, dass die nächsten Kriege nicht mehr um Öl, sondern um Wasser
geführt würden – im Sudan ist das längst Realität." Der Bürgerkrieg, der zunächst den Süden
betraf und sich später auf die Region Darfur ausweitete, "es war ein Krieg ums Wasser".
Auslöser seien Auseinandersetzungen zwischen Nomaden und sesshaften Bauern gewesen,
die sich über die Ausbeutung der Wasserstellen gestritten hätten. "Wenn bis zu 10.000
nomadisierende Tiere gleichzeitig am Wasserloch getränkt werden, bleibt nichts mehr übrig
für den Ackerbau." Erst später hätten sich die Spannungen in ethnische und religiöse
Konflikte ausgewachsen … Musa weiß, wie man die Dinge auf den Punkt bringt, … Seit fünf
Jahren nun unterstehen ihm die Wasser des Nils, er ist für Staudämme und Elektrizität
zuständig. 70 Prozent seines Stroms gewinnt der Sudan aus Wasser – nicht zuletzt, weil er
mit der Abspaltung des Südsudans die meisten Ölquellen verloren hat. Und nun steht der
nächste Wasserkrieg vor der Tür. "Ägypten muss sich entscheiden", sagt der Sudanese.
"Entweder die Ägypter geben ihre Vogel-Strauß-Politik auf und finden eine Lösung, oder wir
haben hier einen unendlichen Konflikt." Es geht um die Verteilung des Nilwassers. Ein im
Jahr 1929 unter britischer Führung abgeschlossener Vertrag legt das Volumen fest, das
Ägypten beanspruchen darf, 30 Jahre später wurde wegen der Unabhängigkeit des Sudans
ein Folgeabkommen geschlossen. Darauf beharrt Kairo auch weiterhin. Die anderen elf
Anrainerstaaten des Nils aber wollen die Zuteilungsmengen ändern und sie der aktuellen
Situation anpassen. Vor allem Äthiopien möchte mit dem Bau des Renaissance-Staudamms
nicht nur seine eigene Stromversorgung sichern, sondern auch Energie in die Nachbarländer
verkaufen und so die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung des Landes vorantreiben. Der Sudan käme
mit den 18,5 Milliarden Kubikmetern Nilwasser auch weiter aus, die es momentan dem
längsten Fluss der Welt entnimmt. Und das, obwohl die Regierung in Khartum erwägt,
Wasserleitungen an das Rote Meer und nach Darfur zu legen. "Je mehr wir Darfur
entwickeln, desto weniger Konflikte werden wir dort haben", so die Hoffnung des
Wasserministers … Beim Einchecken am Flughafen ist Hauptmann Franke nicht zu
übersehen – groß, schlank, sportlich, blondes Stoppelhaar. Der Mann aus Hamburg ist auf
dem Flug zurück in die 260.000-Einwohner-Stadt al-Fascher in Darfur …
Bundeswehrsoldaten schieben Blauhelmdienst in Darfur für die zweitgrößte Mission der
Vereinten Nationen (UN) der Welt, nach der in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo … Die
Regierung in Khartum halte Darfur fest im Griff und wolle die UN loswerden, hat Franke
erfahren. Die Region soll nicht auch noch wegbrechen wie der Süden …
http://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article138312734/Der-endlose-Krieg-um-das-Wasser-desNils.html
-----------------Why fresh water shortages will cause the next great global crisis
8 March 2015 Last week drought in São Paulo was so bad, residents tried drilling through
basement floors for groundwater. As reservoirs dry up across the world, a billion people have
no access to safe drinking water. Rationing and a battle to control supplies will follow …
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/08/how-water-shortages-lead-foodcrises-conflicts
Video: Securing Zambia’s Energy Future
March 04, 2015 The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a US$75 million
IDA Credit and US$25 million grant from the Government of Sweden to Zambia for the
Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project. The project aims to assist the Zambezi River Authority in
securing the long-term safety and reliability of the Kariba Dam Hydro-Electric Scheme …
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/video/2015/02/24/securing-zambias-energy-future
Danke nach Berlin-Mitte für diesen Hinweis. J.B.
Powering Africa
February 2015 There is a direct correlation between economic growth and electricity supply.
If sub-Saharan Africa is to fulfill its promise, it needs power—and lots of it … What about
supply? Sub-Saharan Africa is incredibly rich in potential power-generation capacity.
Excluding solar, we estimate there is 1.2 terawatts of capacity; including solar, there is a
staggering 10 terawatts of potential capacity or more. There is potential for about 400
gigawatts of gas-generated power, with Mozambique, Nigeria, and Tanzania alone
representing 60 percent of the total capacity; about 350 gigawatts of hydro, with the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) accounting for 50 percent; about 300 gigawatts of
coal capacity, with Botswana, Mozambique, and South Africa representing 95 percent of this;
and 109 gigawatts of wind capacity, although it is relatively expensive compared with other
sources. The proven geothermal resource potential is only 15 gigawatts, but this is an
important technology for Ethiopia and Kenya, which hold 80 percent of it. Gas would account
for more than 40 percent of the electricity generated from 2020 onward, with hydro remaining
a very important technology. Solar would take off significantly after 2030, representing 8
percent of the generation mix by 2040 and more than 30 percent of capacity additions
between 2030 and 2040. Even in the absence of active incentives, more than 25 percent of
total energy in 2040 would come from clean sources—geothermal, hydro, solar, and wind—
compared with 21 percent today, almost all of which is from hydroelectric sources …
http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/energy_resources_materials/powering_africa?cid=othereml-alt-mip-mck-oth-1503
Danke nach Berlin-Mitte für diesen Hinweis. J.B.
WASSERQUELLEN
German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
Die Proliferation von Wasserkraft im Globalen Süden: wie kann Deutschland zu einer
sozial- und umweltverträglichen Agenda beitragen?
April 2015 … Im globalen Süden findet derzeit eine rapide Erschließung der Wasserkraft
statt, wobei traditionelle Geber hierbei nur noch eine nachgeordnete Rolle spielen. In der
Folge wird internationalen Umwelt- und Sozialstandards bei Wasserkraft- und
Staudammprojekten immer weniger Bedeutung eingeräumt. Deshalb sollte sich Deutschland
u.a. verstärkt dafür einsetzen, dass in Schwellen- und Entwicklungsländern, die in
Wasserkraft investieren, die Kapazitäten für die Anwendung von internationalen Umwelt- und
Sozialstandards beim Staudammbau gestärkt werden … Der unbedingte und zwingende
Schutz des Klimas sollte allerdings nicht dazu führen, die Wasserkraft bedingungslos zu
rehabilitieren. Die Debatte um die Wasserkraft wird seit Jahrzehnten heftig und kontrovers
geführt. Wasserkraftanlagen sind wegen ihrer negativen sozialen und Umweltwirkungen eine
extrem umstrittene Technologie … Das BMZ kann an die bisherigen Erfolge der deutschen
EZ unter Beibehaltung seiner klaren Linie anknüpfen: Förderung von Staudämmen und
Wasserkraftanlagen nur bei sorgfältiger Prüfung der Nachhaltigkeit, also der Wahrung von
strikten Umwelt- und Umsiedlungsstandards … Ökologisierung des Energiesektors. Strom
aus allen erneuerbaren Energiequellen hat einen ökologischen Fußabdruck, nicht nur die
Wasserkraft. Erneuerbare Energien, auch die Wasserkraft, sind nicht per se clean
und green, da auch sie Ressourcen nutzen (z.B. Land und Wasser bei der Produktion von
Agrarkraftstoffen).Deshalb sollte die EZ an einem dem Integrated Water Resources
Management vergleichbaren Konzept für den Energiesektor arbeiten, das CO2-Reduktionen
mit anderen Auswirkungen (Verlust an Biodiversität und sozialen Auswirkungen) abwägt. …
Die Wasserkraft hat große Potenziale, ist aber kein Allheilmittel. Sie ist nur eine von vielen
Möglichkeiten, die im Energiemix eine Rolle spielen, in manchen Ländern jedoch eine
ausnehmend große. Wenn man sich für sie entscheidet, muss den sozialen Aspekten und
Umweltfaktoren neben wirtschaftlichen und finanziellen Aspekten das gleiche Gewicht
eingeräumt werden …
https://www.die-gdi.de/publikationen/mitarbeiter-sonstige/article/die-proliferation-vonwasserkraft-im-globalen-sueden-wie-kann-deutschland-zu-einer-sozial-undumweltvertraeglichen-agenda-beitragen/
The Declaration of Principles on Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam: A breakthrough or
another unfair deal?
25 March 2015 … The Declaration of Principles on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
(GERD) signed by the three Eastern Nile countries (Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan) on 23 March
2015 in Khartoum has sparked much controversy among experts and commentators in
Egypt. Some consider it a breakthrough between Egypt and Ethiopia after four years of
tensions. Others opine that Egypt is bound to lose from this declaration, because it does not
include a clear reference to Egypt’s historical rights in the Nile waters and does not ensure
any reduction of the huge storage capacity of the GERD. The declaration is a positive step
towards reaching a compromise on the largest dam project in an upstream Nile country.
However, only the translation of this declaration into balanced technical agreements can
build the missing trust between Egypt and Ethiopia and pave the way for sharing the dam’s
benefits and reducing its potential negative impacts on downstream countries ... Much effort
and good will is needed to build trust between the three Eastern Nile countries, in particular
between Egypt and Ethiopia. The implementation of the recommendations of the
international consultancy firm, which will conduct the required studies on the dam, and the
resulting technical agreements that will be reached in light of the Declaration will be a
necessary step in this direction. Any financial support for the project by international donors
and organizations should remain conditional on this implementation. Only these technical
agreements and the political will to implement them will determine if the GERD will provide a
new example of win-win projects on shared rivers or a quest for development in one riparian
state at the expense of others …
https://www.die-gdi.de/die-aktuelle-kolumne/article/the-declaration-of-principles-on-ethiopiasrenaissance-dam-a-breakthrough-or-another-unfair-deal/
Report on the Achievements during the International Decade for Action 'Water
for Life' 2005 -2015
02.04.2015 To achieve internationally agreed water-related goals such as the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs), Agenda 21 and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation, the
United Nations proclaimed the period 2005-2015 as the International Decade for Action
“Water for Life” and tasked UN-Water, the United Nations inter-agency mechanism for
freshwater and sanitation issues, with coordinating activities for implementing the Decade.
This report documents the major added value initiatives carried out during the Decade by the
entities of UN-Water and demonstrates that while much still remains to be done great strides
have been made in the Decade as regards its goals.
http://www.unwater.org/fileadmin/user_upload/unwater_new/docs/Report_Achievements_Int
ernational_Decade_for%20_Action_Water_for_Life.pdf
The Water-Energy Nexus—An Earth Science Perspective
April 10, 2015 Water availability and use are closely connected with energy development
and use. Water cannot be delivered to homes, businesses, and industries without energy,
and most forms of energy development require large amounts of water. The United States
faces two significant and sometimes competing challenges: to provide sustainable supplies
of freshwater for humans and ecosystems and to ensure adequate sources of energy for
future generations. This report reviews the complex ways in which water and energy are
interconnected and describes the earth science data collection and research that can help
the Nation address these important challenges. The earth sciences have been a cornerstone
in developing our current understanding of the water-energy nexus. A full understanding of
the nexus, however, is limited by uncertainty in our knowledge of fundamental issues, such
as the quantity of freshwater that is available, the amount of water that is used in energy
development, the effects that emerging energy development technologies have on water
quality and quantity, and the amount of energy required to treat and deliver freshwater.
Enhanced data collection and research can improve our understanding of these important
issues and thereby lay the groundwork for informed resource management …
http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1407/
Dokument: http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1407/pdf/circ1407.pdf
Coexisting Conflict and Cooperation: a different way of describing transboundary
waters
March 27, 2015 In referring to transboundary waters – the idea of riparian relations is often
seen as a complex set of actions that derive the conflictive and cooperative nature of
transboundary water management issues. It may be good advice to move away from
stringent theories and concepts of water resources management and instead look at the
broader context. Keeping our assumptions in check may not be an easy thing to do, but let
us try anyhow … Can transboundary waters play a role to really achieve some sort of
resolution or even peace? … Often conflict and cooperation are seen as two separate
processes – almost as if these are independent entities – that do not interact … On the other
hand, challenging this assumption to say that perhaps conflict and cooperation constantly
coexist – requires a shift in thinking mindset where oversimplification of the transboundary
waters problem can be avoided. Developing a mechanism, a way of thinking to understand
how conflict and cooperation coexist. This is important because the way in which we try and
understand the conflict and cooperation, in many ways is another way of looking at where the
practice of power lies … A set of power relations between riparians shape the transboundary
waters, that in turn may also contribute towards coexisting conflict and cooperation over
these very waters … In reiterating that cooperation and conflict coexist and that these
shouldn’t be dichotomize or be understood as separate entities, a different way of analytical
thinking about transboundary waters emerges. Naho Mirumachi terms this analytical thinking
as Transboundary Water Interaction NexuS or TWINS. The TWINS is basically a visual
representation in the form of a matrix that simultaneously shows how low conflict exists with
high cooperation or high conflict exists alongside low cooperation. Essentially, the TWINS
shows different combinations of how transboundary water interaction occurs between the
spectrum of conflict and cooperation … TWINS attempts to help move away from a
normative understanding about how good cooperation is and how bad conflict is seen to be.
It is a different way to reinterpret the ways in which transboundary basin level interactions are
observed. TWINS is not a predictive tool in any way, rather it only offers to help
understanding how power relations emerge and how these relations are shaped by showing
the shift in conflict and cooperation intensities over time. TWINS tries to paint the bigger
picture of transboundary interactions where factors relating to water resources demands,
factor relating to water-food-energy linkages might start becoming easier to underpin.
http://blog.waterdiplomacy.org/2015/03/coexisting-conflict-and-cooperation-a-different-wayof-describing-transboundary-waters/
SWP - Themendossiers
Globale Nachhaltigkeitspolitik
… bündelt SWP-Publikationen zu globaler Nachhaltigkeitspolitik in den Kapiteln
Nachhaltigkeitsziele, Institutioneller Rahmen bei den UN, Partnerschaften mit Akteuren aus
Zivilgesellschaft und Wirtschaft, Ressourcenkonflikte sowie Positionen verschiedener
Akteure …
http://www.swp-berlin.org/swp-themendossiers/globale-nachhaltigkeitspolitik.html
Klimapolitik
… zu den Themen Strategie der EU und anderer wichtiger globaler Akteure, Klimawandel als
Sicherheitsproblem und Einblicke in den UN-Prozess ...
http://www.swp-berlin.org/swp-themendossiers/klimapolitik.html
Energiepolitik
… Herausforderungen und Regulierungsansätze auf europäischer und globaler Ebene …
http://www.swp-berlin.org/swp-themendossiers/energiepolitik.html
RAND
Changing Midstream: Providing Decision Support for Adaptive Strategies using
Robust Decision Making: Applications in the Colorado River Basin
March 27, 2015 Examines how Robust Decision Making can provide decision support to
natural resource planners as they create, evaluate, and deliberate about adaptive strategies
…
http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD348.html
…
WATERWISE
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-water-hogging-drinks-20150408-story.html
oder auch so:
3/31/2015 11 Ways To Save Water At Home … Efficient appliances and fixtures can help,
but a little care and common sense go a long way toward minimizing waste. Here are 11 tips
for reducing water consumption at home ..
http://www.forbes.com/sites/houzz/2015/03/31/11-ways-to-save-water-at-home/
April 16, 2015 5 ways to save water in your house right now …
http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-start-conserving-water-now-20150415story.html
Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit (BMZ)
Religiöse Würdenträger unterstützen sparsamen Umgang mit Wasser
… Gesamtlaufzeit: 2015 bis 2017 … Trotz des spürbar knappen Wassers fehlt sowohl in
der jordanischen Bevölkerung als auch unter den syrischen Flüchtlingen das Bewusstsein für
einen sparsamen Umgang mit Wasser und natürlichen Ressourcen. Die sozialen
Spannungen zwischen der jordanischen Bevölkerung und den syrischen Flüchtlingen
nehmen zu. Sie wirken sich auch auf die Verteilung des Wassers aus. Es fehlen
öffentlichkeitswirksame Kampagnen, die die jordanische Bevölkerung und die syrischen
Flüchtlinge dazu anregen, sparsam mit Wasser umzugehen. Potenzial dafür bietet die
religiöse Überzeugung: Rund 94 Prozent der jordanischen Bevölkerung und über 90 Prozent
der in Jordanien aufgenommenen syrischen Flüchtlinge bekennen sich zum Islam. Ihr
Glaube dient als Referenzrahmen für das eigene Verhalten und bestimmt politische
Diskurse. Religiöse Würdenträger haben einen entsprechend großen Einfluss auf die
öffentliche Meinungsbildung und einen hohen Stellenwert in der Gesellschaft … Gemeinsam
mit dem jordanischen Wasser- und Religionsministerium arbeitet das Projektteam daran, die
Bevölkerung über ihr eigenes religiöses Wertesystem und ihren Glauben zum verträglichen
Umgang mit Wasser anzuregen. Mit religiösen Würdenträgern und Bildungsexperten
erarbeitet das Projektteam Informations- und Lehrmaterialien zum Thema Ressourcen- und
Wasserschutz. Mit diesen Unterlagen schulen die Partner Imame und Waithat – männliche
und weibliche Religionsgelehrte – damit diese als Wasserbotschafter in den Gemeinden den
Gläubigen vermitteln, wie sie sparsam mit Wasser umgehen können und warum dies wichtig
ist. Für Schulen und Hochschulen werden religiös abgeleitete Lehrmaterialien entwickelt und
in den Religionsunterricht aufgenommen, um das Bewusstsein für das Thema
Wasserknappheit zu verankern … Im Norden und im Zentrum Jordaniens rüsten die
Projektpartner einige ausgewählte Moscheen mit Anlagen für die Regenwassersammlung
und das Grauwasserrecycling aus. Diese Wasser-Plus-Moscheen werden der Bevölkerung
Einsparmöglichkeiten aufzeigen, die die Menschen auch in ihrem privaten Haushalt
umsetzen können …
http://www.giz.de/de/weltweit/31932.html
… und dann war da noch:
150320 Tomicek Weltwassertag
150406 Margulies CaliforniaDrought
Majority Of Earth’s Potable Water Trapped In Coca-Cola Products
Apr 2, 2015 [oder war es vielleicht schon am 1. April??? J.B.] Fueling humanitarian
concerns over the vital resource’s scarcity in many parts of the world, a report published …
by researchers at Oregon State University has found that 68 percent of the earth’s supply of
potable water is trapped in Coca-Cola products. According to top experts, the new report
marks the first comprehensive attempt to measure the planet’s freshwater reserves and
determine exactly how much of it is currently locked inside sources such as Coke, Diet Coke,
Caffeine-Free Coke, Dr. Pepper, Barq’s root beer, and other Coca-Cola beverages, making it
impossible to use as drinking water, or for bathing or cooking … The new report indicates
that Coca-Cola reserves are especially plentiful in North America, where they exist in
thousands of 64-ounce reservoirs that can be found at points along major roadways and
within population centers. Additionally, researchers discovered that in South America, nearly
30 percent of freshwater is locked up in orange Fanta, while 26 percent of clean water in
Japan has been rendered completely inaccessible inside green-tea-flavored Coke … In an
examination of the ongoing drought in California, the report concludes that if it can one day
be tapped, the potable water contained within the supply of Sprite in Los Angeles alone will
meet the needs of the entire state for years to come …
http://www.theonion.com/articles/report-majority-of-earths-potable-water-trapped-in,38356/
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