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Drought In The Mediterranean
August 23rd, 2017
Courtesy of The Economist, a look at the arid spells across Europe’s south: THE Gonella Hut, more than 3,000 metres up on the Italian side of Monte Bianco, should be bustling with climbers in August. Instead, it is empty. Davide Gonella, the manager, closed it at the end of last month for lack of water. […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: Is China Waging A Water War On India Through Data?
August 21st, 2017
Via the Hindustan Times, a look at how Beijing is fashioning water into a political weapon by denying India flood-related hydrological data since May, even as major flooding has hit the region from Assam to Uttar Pradesh: Tibet, a treasure-trove of natural resources, including water and precious metals, is a great strategic asset for China in […]
Read more »Caspian Water Transfer Under Consideration
August 20th, 2017
Via the Financial Tribune, an article on Iran’s interest in transferring water from the Caspian Sea to drought stricken areas in its south: The plan to transfer water from Caspian Sea in the north to the drought-ridden Semnan Province is undergoing final reviews and waiting for the approval of the Department of Environment. Emphasizing on […]
Read more »Unnerved By A Parched Iran, Nuclear Negotiator Calls For Hydro-Politics
August 20th, 2017
Via the Tehran Times, an article on one call for more active and creative water diplomacy by Iran: Unnerved by the prospect of a parched Iran where internal and external conflicts on water resources would be unavoidable, Abbas Araqchi, who served as top nuclear negotiator with great powers, has called for a more active and […]
Read more »Iran: Water Scarcity May Lead To Conflict Between People In The Country
August 20th, 2017
Courtesy of Tehran Times, an article on how Iran’s water scarcity may lead to conflicts between people in the country: Director of the environment committee at the Energy Ministry has said of 600 plains in Iran, 200 are a “critical condition” in terms of water scarcity. In an interview with the Persian language E’temad newspaper […]
Read more »Azerbaijan: Armenia Using Water For Eco Terror And International Pressure
August 20th, 2017
Via APA, an article on Azerbaijan’s belief that Armenia uses water resources as a means of eco terror and pressure: Armenia’s use of water resources as a means of ecological terror and pressure is a policy that is being carried out at state level, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hikmet Hajiyev toldAPA on Wednesday. Hajiyev noted that this […]
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