Nor Any Drop To Drink
Now Singapore is turning to technology to alleviate its water shortage. The government plans to spend millions on an array of water-purifying technologies over the next decade, including several plants to take the salt out of seawater and filter sewage water, as well as structures to collect rainwater and direct it to reservoirs. As the population grows, the new water will be all the more crucial. “Usually, armies are the way to solve water conflicts,” says Leon Awerbuch, former president of the International Desalination Association....