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The Water Crises Aren’t Coming—They’re Here
August 26th, 2018
Via Esquire, an interesting look at the world’s water crises: I. All the Water There Is Here’s a concept: paper water. Paper water is water the government grants certain farmers who are drawing water from a river or a watershed in, say, California. The phrase describes the water the farmer, under premium conditions, is entitled […]
Read more »Water Shortages Weigh Heavily On Afghanistan
August 22nd, 2018
Via Global Voices, an interesting look at Afghanistan’s water crisis: Landlocked Afghanistan wasn’t always short of water. Historically the valleys in this part of Asia were agricultural heartlands that hosted rushing rivers fed by abundant glaciers. Now, things are changing. A hot, dry summer has exacerbated a severe drought that has affected northern and western […]
Read more »India’s Controversial Afghanistan Dams
August 20th, 2018
Via The Diplomat, an article on how Indian-built dams in Afghanistan are causing trouble with downstream states Iran and Pakistan: India is expected to begin work on the $236 million Shahtoot Dam project on the Kabul River in Afghanistan in the coming weeks. Scheduled to be completed in three years, the dam has evoked concern in […]
Read more »Shallow Waters
August 18th, 2018
Via Quartz, an interesting look at how – in a warming world – the fight for water can push nations apart—or bring them together: Indus River Basin Lake Victoria The Nile River Basin Salween River Al Sag Aquifer Genevese Aquifer Nubian Aquifer North-west Sahara Aquifer The Rio Grande Valley of Texas is one of the fastest-growing places […]
Read more »Pakistan Facing Crisis As Water Shortage Worsens
August 17th, 2018
Via the Asia Times, a report on the acute water shortage that has crippled Pakistan’s hydropower generation and affected agriculture amid predictions that Pakistan may run dry by 2025: One of the biggest issues facing Pakistan’s newly-elected government, headed by Imran Khan, is how to manage a massive water crisis that has been looming over […]
Read more »What Happens When Nunavut’s Rapidly Growing Capital City Runs Out Of Water?
August 17th, 2018
Via Maclean’s, an article on a growing water crisis in Canada’s far North: Steel pipes have been driven and the foundation poured for the biggest capital project Iqaluit has ever seen, yet uncertainty hangs in the air about whether construction of the $50-million hotel and conference centre will be halted due to a water shortage. […]
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