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The Parched Tiger: The Source of India’s Water Wars
September 20th, 2016
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a detailed analysis of water tensions in India: Rivers sharing boundaries, whether between other countries or internal states, are traditional points of conflict. Often governed by unpopular treaties, they are the subject of intense negotiations. India’s transboundary rivers are no exception. Political disputes surrounding India’s rivers are made all the more […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Yangtze Headwaters Under Threat
September 19th, 2016
Via China Water Risk, a sobering look at the threat faced by the Yangtze headwaters where models show as much as 67% of China’s glacier volume may disappear by 2100: The glaciers of the “Yangtze River Source Region” (YRSR) are in the “most sensitive area to global warming” atop the Tibetan Plateau, according to a study led by the Institute […]
Read more »Tunisia: Headed Towards A ‘Thirst Uprising’?
September 16th, 2016
Via Al Monitor, a look at Tunisia’s water crisis which, according to some analysts, may be the spark to the next revolution in the nation: On Sept. 12, the people of Fernana — a small town located in northwestern Tunisia — gathered at the pumping station that supplies water to Tunis and threatened to cut off the supply to […]
Read more »Watering The Middle East
September 15th, 2016
Via Project Syndicate, commentary on MENA’s water challenges: The United Nations World Water Development Report confirms what many already know: hundreds of thousands of people in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) – especially in Algeria, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen – have faced the worst water shortages in decades in 2016. This […]
Read more »Native American Water War Reveals Oil’s Fatal Flaw
September 15th, 2016
Via Fusion, a report on an ongoing crisis related to the Dakota Access Pipeline, which is causing some Native Americans to urge the public to change the way water is thought of and valued: Someday water will be worth more than oil. Just like it was for most of human existence until some clever men […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s Water Riots – A Glimpse Into The Future?
September 14th, 2016
Via The Washington Post, another look at the water tensions boiling over in Bangalore: Authorities imposed a curfew Tuesday in India’s tech hub of Bangalore to quell violence that erupted over a water-sharing agreement from a local river. Work ground to a halt at many of the city’s technology firms, streets were deserted and stores shuttered. […]
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