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Death of the Nile
October 13th, 2017
Via BBC, a look at the plight facing the Nile River: The world’s longest river is sick – and getting sicker Booming populations have dirtied and drained it, while climate change threatens to cut its flow.And some fear that competition over its dwindling waters could trigger a regional conflict. The rains The rot starts at […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: A New Front Opens In Asia’s Water Wars
October 12th, 2017
Via The Asia Times, a report on water politics in Asia: China has long regarded freshwater as a strategic weapon – one that the country’s leaders have no compunction about wielding to advance their foreign-policy goals. After years of using its chokehold on almost every major transnational river system in Asia to manipulate water flows themselves, China […]
Read more »Teesta: A Hungry River
October 7th, 2017
Via Third Pole, an article on how a series of dams and the effects of climate change have deeply undermined food security for the people living along the Teesta river in India and Bangladesh: About ten years ago, people in the small village of Gajoldoba on India’s stretch of the transboundary Teesta River started noticing […]
Read more »Water Shortages Fuel Conflict
October 7th, 2017
Via Nexus Media, a look at how drought amplifies the potential for violence in the developing world: Human survival depends on access to water. It sustains living bodies and nourishes the land. Wars have been waged over water, often called “blue gold,” for centuries. Not surprisingly then, prolonged drought renders societies volatile. When drought strikes a particular […]
Read more »Kabul Will Face ‘Major’ Issue in Terms of Fresh Water After 5 Yrs
October 4th, 2017
Via Ariana News, concern over Kabul’s water supply: Kabul residents will face major issue in terms of having access to drinking water after five years, the Energy and Water Minister warned on Monday. Speaking at a gathering held in Kabul, Ali Osmani said: “We are already in crisis in terms of usage of groundwater resources, […]
Read more »Climate Change = Dry Kabul Wetland
October 4th, 2017
Via Third Pole, an interesting report on the degraded condition of Kabul’s largest wetlands: The degraded condition of Kabul’s largest wetland area, and its declaration as a heritage site, are emblematic of Afghanistan’s challenges and efforts to save its water resources The dry condition of Kabul’s largest wetland On Google Maps Kol-e-Hashmat Khan, a 191-hectare […]
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