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Water and phosphorus availability in the 21st century are at risk. Whereas water availability is already widely discussed, there is not enough information on minority groups within societies, especially indigenous people, and their water security assessments. In regard to phosphorous, problem awareness has only recently surfaced on a more global scale, yet the process is slow. P is the first non-renewable resource that will become scarce within a foreseeable time frame, and it is essential for life on earth. Therefore, phosphate removal and recovery as well as increasingly efficient use will need to be stressed in the future (i.e. in agriculture, sewage treatment, food waste).
Peak P Google Watch
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Over the last year, an increase in web documentation on the prospect of depleting the world's rock phosphate reserves could be observed. The aim of Peak P Google Watch is therefore a rough quantitative assessment of these changes in documentation in order to show potential trends in interest and awareness. This is accomplished by assessing, via Google search, the amount of information posted on the web over time. go to Peak P Google Watch |
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Information on our work (papers and other materials)
Ulrich, A.E., Malley, D.F. & Watts, P.D. (2009). Peak Phosphorus: A New Dimension for Food Security and Water Quality in the Lake Winnipeg Basin. Proceedings of the 18th CIEC Symposium of the International Scientific Center of Fertilizers: More Sustainability in Agriculture: New Fertilizers and Fertilization Management. November 8-12, 2009. Rome, Italy. 337-342.proceeding pdf text only pdf
Ulrich, A., Malley, D., & Voora, V. (2009). Peak Phosphorus. Opportunity in the making. IISD International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, MB.
Ulrich, A.E., Malley, D.F. & Watts, P.D. (2009). Peak Phosphorus: A New Dimension for Food Security and Water Quality in the Lake Winnipeg Basin. Poster presentation; 18th CIEC Symposium of the International Scientific Center of Fertilizers: More Sustainability in Agriculture: New Fertilizers and Fertilization Management. November 8-12, 2009. Rome, Italy.
Andrea E. Ulrich: Peak Phosphorus - An Unsavoury Truth, Manitoba Eco-Journal, Volume 19, Number 1, January/February 2009, Page 8
Building capacity and vision for action and stewardship on food and water security in the lake winnipeg watersheds
We would like your input and involvement for a cross-cultural gathering
PDF Working paper revised May 2009 (no longer available)
Database
This database is the result of a three-month project on food and water security in the Lake Winnipeg Basin (LWB). Essential findings focusing on phosphorous (P) flow, food security and water quality in the Lake Winnipeg Basin have been collected.
The database contains:
- Data on more than 50 websites, compiled from
- representative agencies and organizations, government, private, and non-profit, in the LWB that focus on agriculture/and or aquatic ecosystems for their positions/policies/perspectives/advices/actions on phosphorous and protection of water bodies
- selected countries outside Canada and the U.S. with a special focus on declining P supply, P recycling and P recovery.
- Information on water security for indigenous people in Canada and the Philippines.
The database shall add to a sustainable development strategy knowledge base in the Lake Winnipeg Basin.
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