The World at a Choke Point
A 21ST CENTURY RECKONING
The conflicting demand for water, food, and energy is the defining challenge of our century. Global Choke Point, a collaboration between Circle of Blue and the Wilson Center, explores the peril and promise with frontline reporting, data, and policy expertise.
Choke Point China
A report on the ruinous confrontation between China’s water supplies and its increasing food and energy demands.
Choke Point India
India’s resource problems are not born of scarcity, but rather ineffecient use and bureaucratic policies.
Choke Point South Africa
Cities run dry and harvests retreat in an already reeling nation.
Choke Point U.S.
Resources and water are on a collision course in the United States.
Choke Point: Index
Fresh water in American farm regions, just as in other major food-producing nations, is in precarious condition.
California Central Valley
Less Snow Means Pumping More Tainted Groundwater
Ogallala Aquifer
A Nation’s Precarious Underground Water Supply
Great Lakes Algae
New Threat to Great Lakes Comes from an Old Source
Water Data
Maps, Graphics, and Tutorials Demonstrate Need for Universal Standards
Choke Point: Australia
Australia’s Epic Drought is a Global Warning
Choke Point Tamil Nadu
Pollution and scarcity challenge growth in the Indian province and its largest city Chennai.
Choke Point Tehuacán Valley
Severe water scarcity is a daily reality for many in Mexico, particularly the people of Tehuacán Valley.
