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Kazakhstan And Kyrgyzstan: War Of Words Over Water
August 18th, 2013
Via Eurasia.net, a look at water tensions in central Asia: A simmering water dispute between Astana and Bishkek is heating up, with Kyrgyzstan threatening to cut electricity to its neighbor and reportedly accusing Kazakh officials of attempted extortion – then denying it. The dispute escalated on July 29 when Kyrgyzstan’s energy minister alleged, according to […]
Read more »Emomali Rahmon: Tajikistan’s Hydropower Future
August 18th, 2013
Via the Emerging Frontiers blog, an interesting look at Tajikistan’s water plans: Resource poor, water-rich Tajikistan sees hydropower as a future asset. Tajik President Emomali Rahmon Wednesday inaugurated a $33.2 million, 220 kilowatt substation upgrade at the Nurek hydroelectric station on the Vakhsh River. The Nurek hydroelectric cascade currently provides energy to about 80 percent […]
Read more »Rush for Nile Water – Now Uganda Plans Massive Hydroelectric Site
August 18th, 2013
Via OilPrice.com, a report that Uganda is also looking to capitalize on the Nile’s water: In East Africa, the major water resource is the Nile river, the world’s longest, at 4,130 miles, referred to by Egypt since antiquity as the country’s heart. The past several decades have seen the mighty river’s water flow increasingly contested […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Water Wars In India’s South
August 12th, 2013
Via The New York Times, an article on India’s internal water tensions: The “temples of modern India†was how an enamored Jawaharlal Nehru described the country’s dams. Today, the sentiment rings true insofar as these behemoths, much like India’s ancient temples, remain a source of never-ending wrangling. The Mullaperiyar Dam, a 112-year-old reservoir located on […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India/Pakistan Water Tensions
August 12th, 2013
Via The News Tribe, an article on water tension between India and Pakistan: With tension is heightened on Line of Control, India has coupled the complication by starting water war with Pakistan. India has speed up its efforts of constructing dams on Chenab River, sources said terming this move as ‘equal’ to water war. According […]
Read more »A Thirsty Breadbasket: Drought and Overuse Plague a Critical U.S. Aquifer
August 12th, 2013
Via STRATFOR (subscription required), a report on the depletion of the High Plains Aquifer in the central U.S.: Groundwater depletion of the High Plains Aquifer in the central United States due to overuse, drought and mismanagement poses a major long-term threat to U.S. agricultural production and exports. Irrigation using water from the aquifer supports a significant […]
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