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The Parched Tiger: Indus Waters Treaty Continues
January 6th, 2017
Via The Third Pole, a report on how – as the World Bank starts shuttle diplomacy between New Delhi and Islamabad to resolve the latest dispute over the Indus Waters Treaty – officials in both India and Pakistan reiterate their support to the treaty itself: India has asked the World Bank not to rush in […]
Read more »A Saudi Water Crisis Lurks Beneath The Surface
January 5th, 2017
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), analysis of Saudi Arabia’s water challenges: Though a desert land devoid of the abundant natural resources often needed for life to thrive, modern Saudi Arabia has always been capable of growth. The driver of this growth — hydrocarbons beneath the earth — mean that lower oil prices hurt the Saudi […]
Read more »Black Markets & Blue Water: Zimbabwe Drought Gives Rise To Water Mafia
January 4th, 2017
Via Terra Daily, a report looking at how Zimbabwe’s water crisis has given rise to backdoor sellers: From jobless youths hired to dig wells to illegal sellers supplying water in buckets and large tanks, some enterprising Zimbabweans are cashing in on the country’s desperate water shortages. Zimbabwe’s long-standing water supply problems have been worsened by a […]
Read more »A River Runs Through an African Rivalry
January 3rd, 2017
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), analysis of the dispute over the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam which is only the most recent expression of a longstanding conflict over the Nile: Forecast The competition to secure water from the Nile River will create problems for Egypt and Ethiopia, much as it has for centuries. The countries will, […]
Read more »‘Water war’ Threatens Syria
January 3rd, 2017
Via Al Jazeera, a report on recent accusations from Damascus that rebels are polluting water supplies: Authorities in Syria say they have been forced to cut water supplies to the capital after rebels reportedly contaminated drinking water with diesel. The Damascus water authority said late on Friday that it had resorted to using water reserves […]
Read more »Parched Pakistan
January 2nd, 2017
Via India’s Express, a report on Pakistan’s water crisis: Pakistan has been inching towards a water crisis for decades. In 1951, it was a water-abundant country with an annual per capita availability of around 5,260 cubic meters (m3). By 2013, this declined to as low as 964 m3 per annum. The country is expected to […]
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