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Can Iraq Reach Dam Agreement With Turkey To Protect Marshes?
October 7th, 2016
Courtesy of Al Monitor, a report on how recent Turkish dam projects, in particular the Ilisu Dam, are affecting the level of water in Iraq significantly with the marshes drying and the agricultural industry witnessing a significant decline: Severe drought is affecting agricultural lands across Iraq because of the low levels of river water. Iraqi officials […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: In a Possible Signal to India, China Diverts a Tributary of the Brahmaputra River
October 5th, 2016
Via Future Directions International, a look at China’s recent decision to block a tributary of the Brahmaputra River: On 22 September, an Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson suggested that New Delhi could unilaterally revoke the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) that governs water sharing arrangements between India and Pakistan. The Indian Government met to review the treaty […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s Systemic Water Crisis
October 4th, 2016
Via Global Risk Insights, a look at how the ongoing Karnataka-Tamil Nadu dispute over the Cauvery river is indicative of a broader water crisis facing India: On 9 September, protesters took to the streets of Bengaluru to oppose a Supreme Court judgement ordering the state of Karnataka to distribute water from its section of the Cauvery […]
Read more »Peak Salt: Is The Desalination Dream Over For The Gulf states?
September 30th, 2016
Via The Guardian, an interesting report on the Middle East’s desalination plants, where the more water they process, the less economically viable they become: Gulf states are among the most water-scarce in the world. With few freshwater resources and low rainfall, many countries have turned to desalination (where salt is removed from seawater) for their clean […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Why the India-Pakistan War Over Water Is So Dangerous
September 30th, 2016
Via Foreign Policy, a look at the how – as New Delhi and Islamabad trade nuclear threats and deadly attacks – a brewing war over shared water resources threatens to turn up the violence: Early on the morning of Sept. 29, according to India’s Defense Ministryand military, Indian forces staged a “surgical strike” in Pakistan-administered Kashmir that […]
Read more »Iran, Australia Sign Water Management Pact
September 28th, 2016
Via MEHR News, a report on a new water management pact between Iran and Australia: Iranian Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian and the Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Steven Ciobo in a meeting in Tehran signed a new cooperation pact on water management. Hamid Chitchian pointing to the signing of a memorandum of understanding […]
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