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Clinton Warns Of Terrorism, Instability Over Water
March 23rd, 2012
Via Terra Daily, some specific comments by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the potential for water tensions in the months ahead: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Thursday of the risk of terrorism, political instability and conflict over competition for scarce water supplies worldwide over the next few decades. Clinton highlighted such […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Pakistan Gears Up For A New Water Fight With India
March 23rd, 2012
Via China Dialogue, a report that Pakistan is gearing up for a new water fight with India, over a dam funded by international efforts to tackle global warming. As the article notes: The never-ending war over water resources between India and Pakistan has taken a new twist. Pakistan has registered its resentment against the United […]
Read more »Water Wars Between Countries: Just Around The Corner?
March 22nd, 2012
Via The Guardian, an article looking at how growing pressure on water resources could worsen existing war and lead to new ones. As the report notes: Water wars could be a real prospect in coming years as states struggle with the effects of climate change, growing demand for water and declining resources, the secretary of state […]
Read more »U.S. Intelligence Report Warns of Global Water Tensions
March 22nd, 2012
Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on a recently released American intelligence community study which warned that problems with water could destabilize countries in North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia over the next decade. As the article notes: “…Increasing demand and competition caused by the world’s rising population and scarcities created […]
Read more »Dam Politics: Impact of Planned Niger River Dams
March 22nd, 2012
Via NewScientist, a report on the impact of planned Niger River dams: SEEN from space, it is a vast green and blue smudge on the edge of the Sahara desert. Close up, it is a watery wilderness of lakes and flooded forests and grasslands, home to 1.5 million fishers, cattle grazers and farmers, and millions […]
Read more »Will Water Tensions Threaten Peace in India’s Northeast?
March 22nd, 2012
Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on the water tension that is bubbling in India’s northeast region between India and China. As the article notes: For India’s Northeast to have a bright future, the region will need to avoid a few minefields. Most importantly, “a sustainable peace, including in the Kachin state (in […]
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