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Iran: Official Calls On Neighbors To Comply With Water Deals
August 26th, 2017
Via The Iran Project, a report on Iran’s urging of neighboring countries to respect the agreements they have signed with Iran on using the shared water resources: A senior Iranian official urged the neighboring countries to respect the agreements they have signed with Iran on using the shared water resources. “Water crisis is serious, and as […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Is China Weaponizing Water?
August 26th, 2017
Via National Interest, commentary on China’s strategic interest in water: Hidden in plain sight is an intimidating Chinese weapon that allows it to hold a quarter of the world’s population hostage without firing a single shot. While much attention has been given to the nation’s fearsome new military hardware, a formidable component in its arsenal […]
Read more »Thirsty World = Looming Crisis
August 26th, 2017
Via Thomson Reuters Foundation, commentary on the crisis resulting when more than one-third of humanity is water-stressed every year or season, while drought crises are on the rise from California to Ethiopia: The world needs to use water more efficiently rather than exhausting invisible underground supplies and blindly exporting “virtual water” to avert a global […]
Read more »‘Alarmingly High’ Levels Of Arsenic In Pakistan’s Groundwater
August 24th, 2017
Via BBC, a report on arsenic levels in Pakistan’s groundwater: Up to 60 million people in Pakistan are at risk from the deadly chemical arsenic, according to a new analysis of water supplies. The study looked at data from nearly 1,200 groundwater quality samples from across the country. The resulting risk map shows concentrations well […]
Read more »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 […]
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