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Pakistan Aims To Sign Water Treaty With Afghanistan
January 25th, 2017
Via Ariana News, a report on Pakistan’s intention to sign a water treat with Afghanistan: Pakistan Government aimed to sign an treaty over share water with Afghan Government, amid officials in Ministry of Energy and Water insisted on implementation of International law and regulations over distribution and sharing of water with neighboring countries. According to […]
Read more »Syria: Uncertainty Following the Damascus Water Crisis
January 25th, 2017
Courtesy of Future Directions International, commentary on the Damascus water crisis: In late December 2016, the main water supply for Damascus and its surrounding region was cut off. The supply was reportedly cut off in the Wadi Barada area west of Damascus due to intense fighting between rebels and government forces over the area. Other […]
Read more »Drought Could Cost Sri Lanka Billions
January 25th, 2017
Via Inter Press Service, a report on Sri Lanka’s water crisis: The warnings are stark, the instructions, for a change, clear. Sri Lanka is heading into one of its worst droughts in recent history, and according some estimates the worst in 30 years. The reservoirs are running on empty, at 30 percent or less capacity. Only […]
Read more »Afghan Authorities Accuse Iran of Using Taliban to Undercut Water Projects
January 24th, 2017
Via VoA, a report on recent water-related tensions between Afghanistan and Iran: Afghan governors in southern and western provinces charged on Monday that Iran is using an increasingly close relationship with the Afghan Taliban to target power and water projects on Tehran’s behalf. Hayatullah Hayat, the governor of southern Helmand province, told VOA’s Afghan service […]
Read more »New Plant Tries To Head Off Gaza Water Crisis
January 20th, 2017
Via Terra Daily, a report on a new desalination plant that hopes to head off a Gaza water crisis: The largest desalination plant in the Gaza Strip partially opened Thursday with international help as the impoverished and blockaded Palestinian enclave seeks to prevent a water crisis. The first phase of the plant opened in Deir […]
Read more »Chile’s Private Solution For A Public Good
January 20th, 2017
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), an interesting look at Chile’s water management strategy: On paper, Chile can easily be considered a water-rich nation. The thin strip of land stretching along South America’s western coast boasts over 50,000 cubic meters (13 million gallons) of water per person per year. But looks can be deceiving. Much of […]
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