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Philippines: Deforestation, Dying Rivers Leading To Water Wars
December 21st, 2018
Via The Eurasia Review, commentary on water scarcity in the Philippines: An eerie calm exists over the villages of Fedelisan, Sagada and Dalican of Bontoc of Mountain Province, Philippines. It is because, there is no telling how many killings will again turn the pristine waters red. Not too long ago, ten people died and scores […]
Read more »A Damming Trend
December 20th, 2018
Via Terra Daily, a report on the future of hydro dams on the Mekong River: Hundreds of dams are being proposed for Mekong River basin in Southeast Asia. The negative social and environmental consequences – affecting everything from food security to the environment – greatly outweigh the positive changes of this grand-scale flood control, according […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: China Weaponizing Water Against India
December 16th, 2018
Via Braham Chellaney, commentary on the weaponization of water in Asia: Just as China has changed the status quo in the South China Sea through an island-building strategy, it is working to re-engineer cross-border flows of international rivers that originate in Tibet, which Beijing annexed in 1951. No country will be more affected by China’s […]
Read more »Afghanistan and Pakistan’s Looming Water Conflict
December 15th, 2018
Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on how, for Afghanistan, the Kabul River is far more than a tool of coercive diplomacy against Pakistan: From the Mayan Empire to modern-day Syria and Yemen, water insecurity has been a predominant cause of social distress, conflict, and crisis. Studies show that there is a 75 to 95 percent probability […]
Read more »Iran’s Water Crisis Causes Discontent in the Provinces
December 12th, 2018
Via Future Directions International, a look at the impact of Iran’s water crisis in its provinces: Unrest related to the ongoing water scarcity crisis has flared up again in Iran, with water pipelines reportedly sabotaged by farmers in the central Iranian province of Isfahan. The pipelines divert water from that province to neighbouring Yazd province, which farmers […]
Read more »Asia’s Water Challenges
December 12th, 2018
Via China Water Risk, an excellent graphical look at Asia’s water scarcity challenge:
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