Notes from central Taiwan: Taiwan’s water scarcity crisisThe water situation has powerful international implications for Taiwan’s securityBy Michael Turton / Contributing reporterIn discussing Taiwan’s development, it is conventional to present the country as a place with few natural resources, that became rich through hard work, good policy and a little luck. For example, according to a 2018 report from the International Water Association, Taiwan’s water price to income ratio is the second lowest in the world. Since Taiwan gets the bulk of its water from typhoons, this can only mean an increasingly dire water situation over time. Like a sixty-car pile up on a foggy freeway, Taiwan’s water crises are all happening at the same time. Everyone was conscious of the nation’s water scarcity, and every house had a catchment system to store rainwater.

Source: Taipei Times February 07, 2021 15:56 UTC