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The Parched Tiger: India’s Crisis Demands More Than Grand Projects
June 6th, 2016
Via The Conversation, an interesting look at potential solutions to India’s water crisis: India is facing one of its most serious droughts in recent memory – official estimates suggest that at least 330m people are likely to be affected by acute shortages of water. As the subcontinent awaits the imminent arrival of the monsoon rains, […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India Can Avoid Water Wars By Mixing Old and New Solutions
June 6th, 2016
Via The Hindustan Times, an interesting article on India’s water crisis: Drinking water shortages are known to spark scuffles , but last week, it led to Sunil Giri, 23, losing his life. Giri was beaten to death in the Ramgarh district of Jharkhand for objecting to his neighbour Anwar Hussain taking more than his share […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s Severe Drought Causing Havoc
June 3rd, 2016
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a detailed update on India’s water crisis, where water scarcity is forcing millions of rural Indian into already over-crowded cities: On Monday, as it’s been for weeks now, hundreds of farmers from mountainous Bundelkhand, a drought-ravaged region of north central India, climbed down from the Mahakaushal Express and headed for […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Water Scarcity and the Development of China’s Xinjiang Province
June 1st, 2016
Via Future Directions International, a look at China’s efforts to develop Xinjiang Province and what it could mean for water resources in the region: Background China is hoping to create one million textile jobs by 2023 by growing its cotton industry in Xinjiang. The region has been producing cotton for some time, despite its arid climate and […]
Read more »Pakistan: Water Scarcity A Bigger Threat Than Militancy
May 31st, 2016
Via Deutsche Welle, a look at Pakistan’s water crisis: A country which is dealing with homegrown Islamic militancy and an exponential rise in extremism might not be too concerned about water shortage, or at least it would not be its top priority. That is why the Pakistani government has hinted that it will significantly increase […]
Read more »Droughtlandia USA
May 25th, 2016
Courtesy of the Pacific Standard, an interesting commentary on what happens when climate change causes Californians to migrate north to Oregon and Washington: In a rumpled suit jacket and faded jeans, Giles Slade stands atop an earthen levee and looks out over a vast expanse of water. It’s mid-November, and the Fraser River runs gray […]
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