Nachrichtenüberblick Januar 2006
11.01.2006
… Perhaps this year we will grasp the truth:
true energy security comes from diversifying
approaches,
using objective research and sound science,
not subsidies, rationing, and price manipulation …
http://www.tcsdaily.com/article.aspx?id=010906E
...
Energie-Sicherheit liegt zwar außerhalb der Thematik dieses Newsletters
... angesichts der Aktualität und der zu erwartenden bleibenden Brisanz, erlaube
ich mir aber dennoch diesen Veranstaltungshinweis:
„Zukunft braucht Sicherheit“
Energiepolitik als Grundlage einer nachhaltigen Sicherheits-
und Wirtschaftspolitik
Jahreskonferenz "Erneuerbare Energie 2006" (ee06)
15. / 16. Februar 2006, Berlin
... Energiepolitik ist längst eine
Querschnittsaufgabe von Sicherheits-, Außen-, Wirtschafts- und Umweltpolitik.
Die Verknappung und Verteuerung der Rohstoffe konfrontiert die Politik schon
heute mit wirtschaftlichen wie auch geostrategischen Problemen. Die Abhängigkeit
von Energieimporten und knapper werdenden Rohstoffen bei weltweit steigender
Nachfrage hat längst Einfluss auf unsere Versorgungssicherheit und betrifft
daher grundlegende Sicherheitsinteressen. Wie stellt sich die nationale und
internationale Sicherheitslage unserer Energieversorgung dar? Sowohl die
Energiekosten für die Wirtschaft als auch die volkswirtschaftlichen Kosten der
Energieversorgung sind wichtige Faktoren im politischen Entscheidungsprozess.
Wie wirken sich Klimawandel und Ressourcenknappheit auf die Energiepreise für
Unternehmen und Verbraucher aus? Wie werden sich diese Kosten in den nächsten
Jahren entwickeln?...
Träger u.a.:
Bundesverbandes Erneuerbare Energie e.V. (BEE) ...
auch in Zusammenarbeit mit: NATO Forum on
Energy Security
http://www.energy-security.org/
Programm:
http://www.jahreskonferenz.de/programm06i_d.htm
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NACHRICHTEN
Jan
10, 2006 - France and Spain are ringing alarm bells over
the climate, fearing a repeat of last year's drought that sparked deadly forest
fires, costly crop failures and widespread water rationing in southern Europe …
The European Environment Agency (EEA) says water shortages and soaring
temperatures in southern Europe are becoming the norm, and its climate models
suggest much of the continent may start to become drier as deserts advance ...
France imposed water rationing across the country in 2005, slapping irrigation
curbs on farmers and hosepipe bans on the public ... harsher curbs would be
enforced this summer if water levels remained unchanged by the end of March …
Britain's Environment Agency has warned that a winter with low rainfall in
southern England could cause a "serious drought, widespread environmental
damage and restrictions on water use" … Spain's cereal crop was devastated
by last year's drought, while hydroelectric power generation -- one of the
cheapest and cleanest ways of producing electricity -- fell to its lowest in 48
years …
January 10, 2006 ...
Questions have emerged regarding water management after the Government
announced plans last week to start water rationing in Nairobi due to dwindling
reserves at Ndakaini dam. Analysts argue that even though water scarcity is
real owing to adverse climatic conditions, there is a crisis of management. The
focus is designing the real solutions to the world’s water problems ... The
stark reality is that water resources are not being protected to conserve even
the little available ... Water sources continue to be interfered with or
depleted altogether as vital catchments disappear through squatter settlements.
In Kenya, like in the rest of East African region, concern is growing that lack
of adequate water could have serious impact on the development agenda,
including poverty reduction, health, environmental sustainability, private
sector growth and good governance … Nairobi, Kisumu, Eldoret, Mombasa, Nyeri
and Kericho among other cities have experimented with privatisation with
seemingly little success ...
http://www.eastandard.net/hm_news/news.php?articleid=34787
Siehe auch:
January 6, 2006 Nairobi’s water source could dry up by May …
http://www.eastandard.net/hm_news/news.php?articleid=34592
2006-01-10… mulling over the construction of a special pipeline that will be
helpful in guaranteeing a stable water supply to the special administrative
region in the future … would be built between the existing No. 6 and No. 7
water diversion tunnels that connect to Zhuxiandong Reservoir, a key source of
fresh water to Macao … The advance of the salt tide on the Pearl River has been
aggravated due to factors such as a drastic drop in the volume of water inflow
from its tributaries since autumn last year … threatening water security in
cities such as Zhuhai and Macao …
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/10/content_4034852.htm
Rocket threat prompts water
company to stop using chlorine gas
January 8, 2006 Israel's water company has stopped
injecting chlorine gas at a facility near the Gaza Strip for fear that
Palestinian-fired rockets would hit tanks holding the potentially deadly
substance …No rockets have fallen near the Mekorot Water Co.'s installation
near Ashkelon, but preventively, the company has begun using the far more
expensive liquid hypochlorite instead of chlorine gas to disinfect the water
supply … "If chlorine gas is hit in a terror attack, it is environmentally
toxic," ... "If liquid hypochlorite is hit, it spills into the
ground," causing limited, short-term damage ...
http://web.israelinsider.com/Articles/Briefs/7492.htm
China
setzt auf die Kraft von Wind und Wasser - Vorbild Deutschland - Weniger Umweltbelastung
3.
Januar 2006 ...
will die Führung Wasser, Wind und Sonne stärker nutzen. Zum Jahreswechsel trat
das Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz in Kraft, nach dem China im Jahr 2010 zehn
Prozent seines Energiebedarfs aus diesen Quellen decken will. Derzeit liegt der
Anteil bei fünf Prozent. Das nach deutschem Vorbild konzipierte Gesetz
verpflichtet Stromnetzbetreiber, einen bestimmten Anteil regenerativer Energien
einzuspeisen. Dadurch entstandene höhere Kosten werden auf alle Verbraucher
umgelegt. Für Paul Suding, Umwelt- und Energieexperte der Gesellschaft für
Technische Zusammenarbeit in China, sind das ehrgeizige, aber realistische
Ziele. "China will seiner internationalen Verantwortung im Klimaschutz
gerecht werden" ... liegt Chinas Zukunft in der Wasserkraft, das ein Sechstel
des Energiebedarfs stellt. Mit seinen vielen Flüssen im Süden und Westen des
Landes verfügt China über das größte Wasserkraftpotential der Welt. Fast jeder
Fluß ist bereits gestaut, dennoch soll sich die installierte
Wasserkraftleistung, derzeit 108 Gigawatt, bis 2020 verdoppelt haben ...
http://www.welt.de/data/2006/01/03/826175.html
Jan. 2 2006 … "Canada has probably one of the
largest resources of fresh water in the world" … "Water is going to
be - already is - a very valuable commodity and I've always found it odd where
Canada is so willing to sell oil and natural gas and uranium and coal, which
are by their very nature finite. But talking about water is off the table, and
water is renewable. It doesn't make any sense to me" … Officially, the
U.S. government says it's not interested in Canadian water. But many believe
the issue will soon break into the open ... U.S. water shortages are becoming critical
...
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060101/export_water_060101/20060101?hub=Canada
2006, 2 Jan. - A group of
Indian pilgrims angry at a water shortage have attacked a branch office of
India's diplomatic Haj Mission in Mecca which had organised their
accomododation in Saudi Arabia. Computers, printers and furnishings were
destroyed in the weekend incident in which on Muslim pilgirm was injured …
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Religion&loid=8.0.245159465&par=0
Jan. 1, 2006
The
Honolulu Board of Water Supply is negotiating to buy the U.S. Army's water
system on Oahu, a deal that would significantly expand its customer base …
Acquiring the Army's water systems would be attractive since it would give the
agency more control of the island's water supply and a reliable base of
customers in military housing … The military is turning more toward privatizing
such operations as housing, security and transportation so service members are
available for more critical duties …
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10680034/
Parliamentary committee on
water resources’ presents report in Senate - Opposition rejects standing
committee on water resources
December 30, 2005 The government … presented the much-delayed
parliamentary committee for water resources’ report in the Senate in connection
with the construction of big water reservoirs in the country … No one can deny
the fact regarding construction of new and big water reservoirs, however the
decision in this connection should be taken with evolving national consensus …
Opposition in senate has rejected senate standing committee on water resources
terming it illegal and unconstitutional ...
http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=129792
29/12/2005— The Water
Authority of Jordan (WAJ) will carry out two major water and irrigation
services projects in the country … will privatise water supply and wastewater
disposal services in various governorates in an attempt to establish better
services to consumers nationwide ... The second project, which will take place
in Madaba, is the first step in the implementation of the ministry's 2004
Micro-Private Sector Participation agreement (Micro-PSP). It involves the
introduction of qualified local private sector companies in the operation and
management of water supply and wastewater disposal services ...
http://www.jordanembassyus.org/12292005004.htm
MIDDLE
EAST: Interview with Middle East water expert
28 Dec 2005 - Water availability in the Middle East will continue to remain problematic
and a potential source of conflict, according to water expert Dr Walid Saleh
... MENA has 5 percent of the world's population with less than 1 percent of
the available freshwater resources … The annual water availability in the
region ranges from a high of about 1,800 cubic metres per person in Iran to
less than 200 cubic metres per person in Jordan, the West Bank/Gaza and Yemen.
By 2025, regional average water availability is projected to be just over 500
cubic meters per person per year. While conventional water availability remains
relatively constant, the demand is increasing sharply as a result of population
growth, increases in household income and irrigation development. Population
growth and rapid development are constantly placing increasing demands on the
limited water resources … Unless improved water management plans are put in
place, a series of water-related issues will interact to cause major
environmental problems in the future … Jordan and Yemen are the worst affected
by water scarcity due to their limited water resources, limited rainfall and
lack of finances … The situation has been exacerbated by the fact that Jordan
shares most of its surface water resources with neighbouring countries, whose
control has partially deprived Jordan of its fair share of water … Despite the
efforts being made, the complexity of the water and environmental issue calls
for a stronger commitment, especially with regard to legislative frameworks,
resources allocated to ensure environmental protection, coordination between
policies and strategies and the availability of a comprehensive environmental
database … Water will continue to be a major challenge in the MENA countries …
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/f79927f1842c7e90ddd0ba90acd213df.htm
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Links / Hintergründe
UNESCO 2004
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001363/136341e.pdf
UNESCO - Sound of our Water project website http://unesco.uiah.fi/water/material/03_water_and_civilisation_html
UNESCO - International
Year of Freshwater 2003 website http://www.wateryear2003.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=4532&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
Sacred Springs and Other
Water Lore website
http://www.endicott-studio.com/rdrm/forwatr.html
Water: Sacrality and
Lore Wells, Springs, Pools, Lakes website http://www.mythinglinks.org/ct~water.html
GreaterKashmir.com
Water of contention - Water Wars- the Wars of the next century – I + II
http://www.greaterkashmir.com/Full_Story.asp?Cat=12&ItemID=13527
http://www.greaterkashmir.com/Full_Story.asp?Cat=12&ItemID=13569
Water wars everywhere I+II
http://www.greaterkashmir.com/Full_Story.asp?Cat=12&ItemID=14064
http://www.greaterkashmir.com/Full_Story.asp?Cat=12&ItemID=14117
In
eigener Sache: ich bin zum
01.04.06 zum Einsatzführungskommando der Bundeswehr, Potsdam:
http://einsatz.bundeswehr.de/C1256F1D0022A5C2/Docname/Einsatzfuehrungskommando_Home
in
die Abteilung CJ 7 (Ausbildung, Übungen - Bearbeitung/Auswertung, Simulation) versetzt.
Seit
1993 habe ich – mit kurzen Unterbrechungen im operativen Geschäft – in den Feldern
Außen-, Sicherheits- und Militärpolitik gearbeitet.
In
meiner neuen Verwendung bin ich dann wieder „Lehrling“, darf also von der >Transformation der Bundeswehr< profitieren
... dazu Verteidigungsminister Peter Struck in "Europäische
Sicherheit", Januar 2005:
http://www.bmvg.de/C1256F1200608B1B/CurrentBaseLink/W269GCW6022INFODE
Jede
Behauptung, Transformation sei:
… we the willing, led by the
unknowing, are doing the impossible for the grateful. We have done so much for
so long, with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing …
widerspricht
also jeder Absicht und Realität. Ich werde mich daher – unter weitgehender
Aufgabe meiner bisher erworbenen Kompetenzen, die ja bekanntlich sowieso nur
den Blick für Wesentliches verstellen – mit allergrößter Freude an meine neuen
Aufgaben machen.
Herzliche
Grüße – noch - von der Elbe und demnächst wohl vom Schwielowsee
Jörg
Barandat
http://de.geocities.com/joergbarandat/wassernetz.html