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Finding Water In The Desert: Water Security In The Middle East
August 18th, 2016
Via The Cipher Brief, a look at water security in the Middle East / North Africa region: In 1979, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat said that “the only matter which could take Egypt to war again is water.” That war may not have come yet, but the truth behind Sadat’s warning remains just as relevant today, […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Irrigation In China
August 17th, 2016
Courtesy of China Water Risk, an interesting look at irrigation in China which – at 55% of total consumption – is the largest user of water in the nation: Irrigation has played an important role in human civilization. China, along with ancient Egypt, India and Mesopotamia, is considered a ‘hydraulic civilization’. The Dujiangyan Irrigation System […]
Read more »Israel: Can A New Source Of Water Help Reduce Conflict In The Middle East?
August 17th, 2016
Via Ensia, a report on how Israel – once one of the world’s driest countries – is now overflowing with water and what it could mean for the region: Ten miles south of Tel Aviv, I stand on a catwalk over two concrete reservoirs the size of football fields and watch water pour into them […]
Read more »Laos’ Thirst For Mekong River Dams Imperils Region’s Fishing and Farming
August 16th, 2016
Courtesy of the Washington Post, a look at Laos’ desire for more Mekong River dams impacts its regional neighbors: Dismissing its neighbors’ pleas, impoverished Laos is rapidly building a Mekong River dam that threatens fisheries crucial to millions of Southeast Asia’s poorest people. The site of the Don Sahong dam, less than 2 kilometers (1 […]
Read more »Brazil: Even With 20% Of The World’s Water Supply, It Is Still Very Thirsty
August 16th, 2016
Via the World Bank, a report on the need for Brazil to improve its water resource management to meet the growing demand for drinking water and for water used in the agricultural and energy sectors: If Brazil has nearly a fifth of the world’s water reserves, then why are water shortages so often in the […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India and Pakistan Water Tensions Escalate to The Hague
August 11th, 2016
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a detailed look at how hydropower projects are sparking discord in the Indus River basin, but that real water management challenges go deeper: Officials in Pakistan are poised to take their clash with India over hydropower projects in Jammu and Kashmir to the highest levels of international arbitration. It marks […]
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