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| Boiling Point: A Survey of Hemispheric Water Policy (Part I) |
| Water is destiny. |
| JAIM CODDINGTON, Council on Hemispheric Affairs - truthout.org |
| From the Texas Oil Boom to the Deepwater Horizon tragedy, petroleum was undoubtedly the most notorious liquid of the last one hundred years. While some in the international marketplace still fixate on oil, recent political and environmental developments have helped nominate a stunning rival to oil’s supposed predominance: water! It’s a substance to which Plato gave highest praise: 'Only what is rare is valuable, and water, which is the best of all things…is the cheapest.â€#[1] However, in our time, water has become much rarer, or, in economic terms, more scarce than oil. In the words of James Bond’s latest nemesis, Dominic Greene, 'This [water] is the most valuable resource in the world and we need to control as much of it as we can.â€#[2] Global water resources have begun to dry up, even as water trading profitability increases. Although this situation may seem irrelevant for those ... |
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