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Central Asia Water Woes
July 20th, 2008
Via New Eurasia, an interesting report (translated via Google Translator) that Uzbekistan and Tajikistan are having serious diagreements over water with Kazakhstan. As the article notes: “…according to agreements, Kazakhstan buys Kyrgyz electricity, and Kyrgyzstan … increases the amount of water in 150 cubic meters per second for Kazakhstan. Uzbekistan, for its part, undertakes to […]
Read more »Geopolitical Implications of New International Trade in Water
July 18th, 2008
Courtesy of Pruned, an interesting article on the geopolitics of the emerging international trade in water. As the report notes: “First there was Barcelona, and now Cyprus is also importing water. Like Spain, Cyprus is suffering from a severe drought that has left the its reservoirs at 7.5% full. In fact, according to Reuters, the […]
Read more »Water Scarcity and Trans-Boundary Tensions In The Deserts of Central Asia
July 18th, 2008
Via The Guardian, an interesting look at the issue of water scarcity in the deserts of central Asia. As the article notes: “…Water is a precious resource in the desert lands of Central Asia, where only the Aral Sea and a few rivers must provide enough water for the region’s 60 million people. But while […]
Read more »Water rights’ present conflict potential between Turkey, Europe, and Middle East
July 18th, 2008
Per a recent article in Turkey’s Today’s Zaman, a new dispute has surfaced between Europeans and Turkish officials over water rights. As the article notes: “…Sources from the Turkish environment and foreign ministries said that some members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) indicated at the assembly’s meeting last month that […]
Read more »U.S. – Entering an Era of Freshwater Scarcity
July 12th, 2008
Circle of Blue recently offered two interesting articles on the impending era of freshwater scarcity in the United States. The first noted that: “…builders in the Southeast are confronting limits to planting gardens and lawns for new houses as a result of local water restrictions prompted by a continuing drought. The Ogallala Aquifer, the vast […]
Read more »Water: A Core Issue of Any Palestinian-Israeli Peace Accord
July 12th, 2008
As reported by Reuters, taps have run dry in West Bank towns and Palestinians face acute water shortages as dry weather strains supplies already restricted by Israel. As the article notes: “…Parts of major West Bank cities such as Jenin, Hebron and Bethlehem have had no running water for about a month and even faucets […]
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