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Afghanistan Committed to Supplying Iran’s Water Share
May 6th, 2018
Via Tasnim News, a report on an apparent Afghan pledge to let Iran have its share of water from the Hirmand River and the supply for feeding Hamoon wetlands: The Afghan government has promised to provide Iran with the share of water from the Hirmand River and has also pledged to supply the water for […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: 80% of Water Use In India Is For Agriculture
May 4th, 2018
Via Eurasia Review, an article on agricultural use of water in India: During the 2011 census, India entered the league of water deficient nations. A nation is considered water deficient if the per capita availability falls below 1700 cubic meters per person. The per capita water availability that fell by 15% during the first decade […]
Read more »Amman Faces Water Squeeze
May 3rd, 2018
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a report on water shortages in Amman, home to more than 40 percent of Jordan’s people: In Amman, the arid capital of Jordan, water conservation is so essential to the country’s survival that it has a place in the school curriculum, same as maths and chemistry. “It’s something that’s […]
Read more »Israel’s New Desalination Plants Offset More Than Just Drought
May 2nd, 2018
Via Future Directions International, a look at Israel’s water security and desalination program: In early April this year, the Israeli Ministry of Energy and Water announced plans to build two new desalination plants. This year is Israel’s fifth year of drought and the introduction of two new desalination plants is a good example of its tenacious efforts […]
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