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The Indus: A River Of Growing Disasters
February 5th, 2019
Via Third Pole.net, a look at a new report on the threats that glacier retreat will pose to the Indus basin, particularly vulnerable due to a combination of conflict and mismanaged development: Extent and impact of flood disasters in river basins originating in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region from 2010-14 The International Centre for Integrated Mountain […]
Read more »Drought and Over-pumping Causing Tehran To Sink
February 3rd, 2019
Via Green Prophet, a report on growing incidence of sinkholes in Tehran: Thanks to drought and over-pumping underground water reserves in the western region of Tehran, Iran’s capital city, fissures also known as sinkholes are opening up, causing Iran’s major city and capital city to sink. The sinkholes threaten people’s homes and the local infrastructure. […]
Read more »Images Of A Thirsty World
February 1st, 2019
Via Quartz, some striking images of our thirsty world: Predictions of catastrophic water shortages may seem like apocalyptic visions of the future, but water crises are indeed a fact of modern life already. Natural factors like drought have left some reservoirs depleted, while siphoning of historical water sources have transformed freshwater bodies into dusty shadows […]
Read more »Water Resources in Pakistan: Scarce, Polluted and Poorly Governed
February 1st, 2019
Via Future Directions International, an article on Pakistan’s water challenges: Pakistan continues to experience acute water scarcity, largely driven by drought and intensive agriculture. Water is severely polluted by human, agricultural and industrial waste. There are few effective channels to mitigate the water crisis. Current laws do not reflect the poor state of Pakistani water […]
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