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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 i...

-- 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 importan...

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 )

A quick survey was performed analysing the consumer perception of the sustainability of selected beverage packaging alternatives. As beverage beer was selected. The entire survey was performed on LinkedIN and more than 300 participants shared their opinions. The results show that the glass-bottle is considered as preferable, i.e. sustainable beverage packaging alternative. PET-bottles rejected as beer packaging solution.  Read the full briefing here: Download