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South Asia’s Water Dilemma
September 26th, 2014
Via Eurasia Review, an interesting look at South Asia’s water challenges: Water is the most necessary constituent for the survival of living things on earth. Without water nothing can exist; it is the most precious gift of nature. Apart from the drinking usage, it is also vital for the economic and agricultural development of any […]
Read more »Unprecedented Drought Puts Sao Paulo Water Supply At Risk
September 25th, 2014
Via The Globe and Mail, a report on Sao Paulo’s water crisis: It’s a game of chance, every time Zeina Reis da Cruz turns on her taps: Will anything come out? “Sometimes I have no water for two days, then it comes back on the next day and the day after that, I have no […]
Read more »Nile Water War?
September 24th, 2014
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a detailed look at tensions over the Nile’s water: In the 21st century, water could emerge as a more precious commodity than oil. As populations rise, albeit at a slower rate than in the previous century, water becomes a more valuable and critical resource. This is especially true if certain […]
Read more »Nepal Launches Hydropower Growth Plan
September 24th, 2014
Via the Financial Times, a report on Nepal’s newly launched hydropower-based growth plan: Nepal is to start exploiting the untapped hydropower resources of its Himalayan rivers by signing the biggest foreign investment deal in its history to build a $1.4bn project on the upper Karnali River. Investment Board Nepal signed the agreement with Indian infrastructure […]
Read more »Hydro-Diplomacy Can Build Peace Over Shared Waters
September 22nd, 2014
Via New Security Beat, a report on hydro-diplomacy: From Ukraine and the Middle East to sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia, the world is engulfed in a series of significant international crises. But despite such urgent issues, it would be a grave mistake to forget about the structural foreign policy challenges – such as access to […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India And Nepal’s Growing Water Cooperation
September 22nd, 2014
Via the Eurasia Review, a look at growing cooperation over water between India and Nepal: Water resources is considered the backbone of the Nepalese economy. The issue of water resources has always been in the priority list of bilateral cooperation between India and Nepal. It has vast potential to generate power and can assist in […]
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