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-- an SWM THiNKTANK debate In continuation of the recent posts [ 1 ] an open controversy on key vulnerable regions in the world has been started. Please feel invited to join the debate and share your views [ 2 ].

-- an SWM THiNKTANK article In a recent article [ 1 ] the economic aspects of water shortages were addressed. This article continues with a more geo-political consideration of water shortages, summarizing some selected recent news and providing some general insights concentrating on the Near- and Middle-East (NEME). As documented in a number of reports the NEME-region was and is characterised by a sensitivity for water shortages [ 2 ]. Depending upon aspects like topography, hydrological regimes and water supply technology water supply issues are more or less severe. Jordan, for example, has been recognised as a country being subject to a severe water-stress [ 3 ]-[ 6 ] having one of the worlds lowest levels of water resource availability, per capita [ 6 ] . Other countries, like Iraq, formerly were not as severely subject to water shortages [ 2 ] . However, also the most recent history (e.g. Gulf War I + II) left a more or less destroyed water processing infrastructure resulting in ...

-- an SWM THiNKTANK article As of today the 2012 service presentation of SWM THiNKTANK is available. The presentation is available in two different file formats from http://swm-group.blogspot.com/p/about.html or by clicking on the links below. It is also a pleasure to announce that SWM THiNKTANK could start the negotiation regarding the set-up of SWM Africa , SWM Europe and SWM Americas . Nevertheless the submission of expressions of interest by further strongly interested persons is warmly welcome. Feel invited to visit: http://swm-group.blogspot.com/p/swm-world.html . --  SiS - Sustainability is Simple: 2012 Service Presentation of SWM THiNKTANK Format * write-protected : .pptx | Size: 0.62 MB | Download:  server 1 | server 2 SiS - Sustainability is Simple: 2012 Service Presentation of SWM THiNKTANK Format: .pdf | Size: 0.67 MB | Download:  server 1 | server 2 Learn more about the BlueBook of SWM THiNKTANK :  swm.group@gmx.net

-- an SWM THiNKTANK article Though rarely addressed in prominent (mass)media, water - its availability, its processing and its cleaning - attracts steadily growing interest. Browsing through the past months reports and statements seems to reveal that the awareness for potential conflicts with regard to water has notably increased [ 1 ], [ 2 ]. Key sensitive regions seem to be the near and the middle East [ 3 ]-[ 5 ] as well as the south-east Asian region [ 6 ]-[ 8 ]. As a consequence, the economic growth of concerned regions is projected to be negative [ 9 ]-[ 11 ] and solutions are requested. Another issue that slightly appears on the table - and that has been addressed in the recent statements as well - is the question for which purpose water is to be used and in which priority? Does the supply of humen with drinking water posses a higher priority than the generation of electric power (hydro energy)? Is the use of water (bodies) as resource for industrial purposes more important...

In the coming weeks the platform Sustainable | Water | Management will be subject to a comprehensive re-organisation. Please stay tuned visiting this web-site or get updated via the about-page . Thank you very much for your sympathy and your support.   More than 1'530 members registered. Re-organisation of the platform with the ultimate aim to establish a think tank has been finally started. In a first step a new logo was created and a number of sub-groups were added to the LinkedIN presence of SWM THiNKTANK ( LiN ) . Group managers are searched to manage that sub-groups: SWM_Europe (apply: http://lnkd.in/GDDQTU ) SWM_Asia (apply: http://lnkd.in/xvj6uV ) SWM_Americas (apply: http://lnkd.in/WJudtV ) SWM_Africa (apply: http://lnkd.in/BcGCkw ) SWM_Australia (apply: http://lnkd.in/aXMT7e )