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The Parched Tiger: India’s Water-Unsmart Cities
June 11th, 2018
Via Asia Times, a commentary on India’s water stress: The Indian government runs a “smart cities” program, which involves some massive investments. One would expect this program to define what a water-smart city is and also come up with a National Urban Water Policy. But the program has no such norms or policy. In fact, the […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: The Politics of Groundwater In India
June 8th, 2018
Via IDR Online, a suggestion that – in order to make access to water adequate and equitable – India must shift its focus from water sources to water resources: A growing demand for water implies the need for an improved understanding of our resources, and the ability to manage that demand in an equitable and sustainable […]
Read more »Iran: Serious About Solving its Water Crisis?
June 8th, 2018
Via Future Directions International, commentary on Iran’s water crisis and the government’s approach thus far to addressing such: Key Points Arresting experts attempting to resolve a water crisis threatening the survival of the Iranian people is demonstrable of the fact that the regime in Tehran is not interested in such endeavours. A proper unpacking of […]
Read more »Ivory Coast City Struggles With Crippling Drought
June 8th, 2018
Via Terra Daily, a report on severe water stress in the Ivory Coast: “All that comes out of the tap right now is cockroaches,” said Honorine Babalou, a 20-year-old textile worker. In Bouake, Ivory Coast’s second city, the regular water supply trickled to a halt three months ago — a shortage that officials blame on […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Tempers Fray, Fists Fly In India’s Daily Battle For Water
June 8th, 2018
Via Terra Daily, a look at India’s water stress: When the water truck finally chugged into the Delhi slum, there was a stampede. It is a scene repeated daily across India as temperatures rise and the vital resource gets ever scarcer. Young men clambered onto the roof and jammed a tangle of multicoloured hosepipes inside, […]
Read more »Egypt’s Options to Counter Ethiopia’s Grand Dam Dry Up
June 6th, 2018
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), analysis of Egypt’s options to counter Ethiopia’s Grand Dam plan: Highlights The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a critical component of Addis Ababa’s economic development strategy, will provide ample electricity for the country’s 100 million citizens. Despite Egypt’s long hostility to the project, Ethiopia will soon complete the dam, underscoring the […]
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