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The Thirsty Dragon: Mekong Levels Reportedly Plummet Due to Chinese Dam Activity
January 6th, 2021
Via The Diplomat, an article on Chinese dam withdrawals on the Mekong: Water levels on the Mekong River have fallen due to the filling of a Chinese dam on the upper reaches of the river in Yunnan province, according to locals and river monitors. The fall was reported on January 4, when locals in the […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India Has Water for Its Economic Plans – If Farms Can Be More Thrifty
January 6th, 2021
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, an article on India’s need to reduce agricultural water use in order to grow slake the thirst of its growing economy: India’s leaders have ambitious goals for the country’s economy, aiming with the Make in India campaign to lift the manufacturing sector to a place of prominence. To do that, […]
Read more »Safe Water costs 40 Times More In Coastal Bangladesh Than Cities
January 5th, 2021
Courtesy of The Third Pole, a report on how water in coastal Bangladesh is increasingly undrinkable as sea level rise caused by climate change turns water sources saline: Twice a week, 50-year-old Brajasundari loads a collection of jerrycans onto a pedal cart, climbs aboard and travels three kilometres from her village Kanchrahati to buy water. […]
Read more »Nile Dam Dispute: Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia Agree To More Talks
January 5th, 2021
Via Al Jazeera, a report on how the three counties will hold more talks over disputed dam this month after previous negotiations failed to reach a deal: Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia agreed on Sunday to hold further talks this month to resolve their long-running dispute over the Addis Ababa’s huge dam on the Blue Nile, […]
Read more »Wall Street Eyes Billions in the Colorado’s Water
January 4th, 2021
Courtesy of The New York Times, an article on how investor interest in the Colorado River could redefine century-old rules for who controls one of the most valuable economic resources in the United States: There is a myth about water in the Western United States, which is that there is not enough of it. But […]
Read more »Water: A Precious Natural Resource Under Pressure
January 1st, 2021
Via Brahma Chellaney, commentary on water scarcity: The global shock brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, with its major economic and social disruptions, has ensured that 2020 will go down in history as a watershed year. Researchers believe that the impact of the pandemic has set in motion higher rates of birth, divorce, obesity, depression, bankruptcy, […]
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