Denver / Shanghai / Mexico City / Madras / Beijing / Rawalpindi / San Diego / Islamabad / /
Company
Punjab / Washington Post / Haryana / /
Continent
Asia / North America / /
Country
Yemen / Saudi Arabia / Mexico / Iran / Sudan / Turkey / Pakistan / Jordan / United States / Afghanistan / Syria / China / Israel / Ethiopia / Iraq / Lebanon / India / /
Facility
Geological Environment Monitoring Institute / Earth Policy Institute / /
IndustryTerm
food supply / water-based food bubble / oil-drilling technology / food / meager oil / food production / massive food distribution program / managed canal irrigation systems / food security / food bubble / food bubbles / oil-export embargo / food production bubble / food insecurity / river-based irrigation systems / oil flowing / steel / /
NaturalFeature
Arkansas River / Central Valley / Imperial Valley / Ogallala aquifer / Tigris Rivers / Arkansas Valley / Euphrates / Hermosillo aquifer / /
Organization
Afghan Ministry of Water and Energy / Earth Policy Institute / World Bank / US Federal Reserve / University of Arizona / Geological Environment Monitoring Institute / /
Person
Sultan Mahmood Mahmoodi / Steven Mufson / Lester R. Brown / He Qingcheng / /
Position
Water Strategist / head / senior official / irrigation leader / reporter / head of groundwater monitoring team / /
from World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse, by Lester R. Brown © 2011 Earth Policy Institute 2