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Malaysia Picks A Water Fight with Singapore
July 11th, 2018
Via Asia Times, a report on recent Malaysian comments that say a decades-old, fixed rate supply contract is ‘too costly’ and ‘ridiculous’ while the rich city-state maintains that a deal is a deal: In resource-scarce Singapore, water is sacrosanct. Water security has long been a perennial concern for the otherwise rich city-state, which for decades […]
Read more »A Water Apartheid
July 10th, 2018
Via The Washington Post, an OpEd on Cape Town and the peril / promise of urban life in an era of climate change: A person can survive only about three to five days without access to water. What about a city? This is not a hypothetical question: The thirsty city threatens to be the most […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s Thirsty Arguments for Water Woes
July 9th, 2018
Via Transcend Media, a report on India’s water crisis: India has long undervalued one of its most precious resources—water. The country’s chronic mismanagement of water is staring at it now. Over 600 million Indians rely on the monsoon to replenish their water sources and the unpredictable nature of rain leaves them vulnerable. The country breaks […]
Read more »Gunfire, Clashes Amid Iran Protests Over Water Scarcity
July 9th, 2018
Courtesy of the Washington Post, an article on recent water related protests in Iran, where about 40 per cent of the country has endured “serious drought” since last December: Gunfire erupted as Iranian security forces confronted protesters early Sunday amid demonstrations over water scarcity in the country’s south, violence that authorities said wounded at least […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Indian Government Should Not use Drought To Justify River Linking
July 6th, 2018
Via Third Pole, commentary on India’s water crisis and a view that Modi’s government should focus on local solutions and stronger governance rather than build large dams and river diversions: As the recent report from government think NITI Aayog suggests, India is facing a serious water crisis. By 2030, the country’s water demand is predicted to be double its […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Anger, Killings Over Water In Delhi
July 6th, 2018
Via The New York Times, an article on growing water related unrest in India: Through the long summer months in India’s capital, tens of thousands of people have cut back on daily showers and laundry because of a shortage of water that has led to fighting in some areas in which three people have been […]
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