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Indus Water Treaty: Pakistan Complaints Over Excess Discharge Of Water From India
September 15th, 2019
Via Eurasia Review, a report on recent Pakistani complaints of excess discharge of water from India: Muammil Hussain Chairman of WAPDA of Pakistan, complained about the unexpected release of water into Sutlej that flows into Pakistan from India as part of an attempt to flout the Indus Water Treaty! In accusing India, he went beyond his […]
Read more »Mekong: When The River Runs Dry
September 6th, 2019
Via The Interpreter, commentary on the impact that both drought and upstream water releases are having on the Mekong River: It has been a bad year for the Mekong. An unusually long period of drought has brought water levels to some of the lowest measurements in recent years. There are fears that the drought will have […]
Read more »Uzbekistan’s Impending Water Crisis
September 5th, 2019
Via The Diplomat, a report on Uzbekistan’s impending water crisis: In November 2018, the first turbine of the Rogun hydropower plant went into operation. On September 9, 2019, the second turbine will be commissioned in honor of Tajikistan’s Independence Day. Tashkent has kept quiet — a break from the country’s past strident opposition to the dam project. […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s Water-Stressed Future Is Now
September 5th, 2019
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a look at India’s water crisis and when the day – likely not far off – is here when water will be the most critical factor shaping India’s economic growth: Large parts of India experienced severe drought early this summer, followed by a delayed monsoon that arrived in a full deluge. […]
Read more »Mexico Facing ‘Water Zero’
August 30th, 2019
Via AZ Big Media, a report on Mexico’s water crisis: Mexico is one of a growing list of countries deemed most at risk of hitting “Day Zero” when they no longer have enough water to meet citizen needs, according to a new report by global research organization, World Resources Institute (WRI). The nonprofit institute categorized […]
Read more »Pro-Beijing Camp Wants HK Water Supply Cut Off
August 30th, 2019
Via Asia Times, a report on the threat of water politics during Hong Kong’s current crisis: A pro-Beijing lawmaker and an academic have called for the central government in Beijing to implement national law and to cut the water supply to Hong Kong in order to stop the “violent protests” in the city. Junius Ho […]
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