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Mekong Fisheries Threatened By Chinese Dams
February 13th, 2017
Via China Dialogue, a look at the impact that Chinese dams are causing on the Mekong: Large dams on the Mekong River in China’s Yunnan province have considerable impacts on downstream river flows. This is shown by new research by myself and colleagues at Aalto University in Finland, and published recently in the Journal of Hydropower. The Mekong […]
Read more »Will Central Asia Fight Over Water Resources?
February 10th, 2017
Via Forbes, a look at Central Asia’s water pressure: Water has always been a major cause of wars and border conflicts in the Central Asian region. For being one of the greatest geographical regions, Central Asia has limited water resources. Modern history of the region has been fueled with various ethnic and territorial clashes. Apparently, […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Tamil Nadu’s Struggle With Severe Water Stress
February 8th, 2017
Via New Security Beat, a detailed look at Tamil Nadu’s struggle with Severe water stress: Among the 75 government agencies that manage and regulate this bewitching and often impassioned nation, there is no Ministry of the Future. There should be. Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, has stirred a buying spree, coaxing domestic and international investors to […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Desalination Is Not The Solution to Southern India’s Water Stress
February 8th, 2017
Via Future Directions International, a look at desalination’s potential to stave off India’s water woes: The long-running drought in southern India appears likely to continue into the early months of 2017. All 32 districts in Tamil Nadu have been declared drought-affected with annual rainfall between 35 and 80 per cent below average in 2016. Both the south-west […]
Read more »Water Security: Pakistan’s Most Critical Development Challenge
February 6th, 2017
Via UNDP, a look at Pakistan’s water crisis: “Water is not only for life … water is life.” This quote by the United Nations Secretary-General reflects the critical importance of water as a need that connects all aspects of human life. People’s well-being and their economic development are profoundly linked to the availability and usability […]
Read more »Global Water And U.S. National Security: Why the Time Is Now
February 5th, 2017
Courtesy of the New Security Beat, some commentary on the link between global water and national U.S. security: During the 2016 campaign President Trump stated that clean water would be a top priority of his administration, telling ScienceDebate.org “it may be the most important issue we face as a nation for the next generation.” Now is the time […]
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