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“The Third World War Will be About Water”
May 13th, 2016
Via the Carnegie Council, commentary on the risk of water related turmoil in the future: In 2015, NASA’s satellite data revealed that 21 of the world’s 37 large aquifers are severely water-stressed. With growing populations, and increased demands from agriculture and industry, researchers indicated that this crisis is only likely to worsen. Rajendra Singh, known as the […]
Read more »Water: The Other U.S.-Mexico Border Issue
May 13th, 2016
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a detailed analysis of the growing tension over the Rio Grande watershed: When determining borders, a river is often the clearest delineation between sovereign nations. But that clarity abruptly ends when countries must decide how to use the water that the river provides. Even managing rivers that do not determine […]
Read more »Dams, Drought and Disaster Along the Mekong River
May 11th, 2016
Via IRIN News, a report on the water challenges facing the nations and communities along the Mekong River: The dry months before the monsoon rains arrive are often tough for Cambodian fishermen and farmers. But with rivers drying up and drinking water running out, conditions have rarely been as bad as they are now. The […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Armed Guards Protect Last Water In Drought-Parched Indian City
May 10th, 2016
Via Eco-Business, a sobering report on India’s water crisis as households and farmers wrestle over scanty water from the Jamuniya River, the only remaining drinking water source in a drought-stricken village which suffered a 57 per cent below average rainfall this year: Authorities in this drought-parched city in central India have deployed round-the-clock armed guards […]
Read more »Iran’s Water Vision
May 10th, 2016
Courtesy of The Guardian, an article on Iran’s massive water transfer schemes: A grand vision of eliminating water scarcity looks attractive for tens of millions of people in the desert cities of central Iran worried about drought. Ambitious water transfer projects are being put in place to answer a call from President Hassan Rouhani. Two high-profile projects […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India, Bangladesh and the Farakka Barrage
May 10th, 2016
Via Future Direction International, a detailed examination of the water sharing agreements between Bangladesh and India: Key Points The Farakka Barrage was created by India in 1975 to divert water from the Ganges River system. Bangladesh is a lower riparian country that heavily relies on the flow of the Ganges to meet its food and […]
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