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The Parched Tiger: India, Bangladesh Expand Water Cooperation
March 23rd, 2021
Via the Daily Excelsior, an article on efforts by India and Bangladesh to expand water cooperation: India and Bangladesh have agreed to expand cooperation across the entire gamut of water resources issues, including framework for sharing of river waters, mitigation of pollution, river bank protection, flood management, basin management, according to an official statement on Wednesday. […]
Read more »Ethiopia Rejects Outside Mediation in Nile River Dam Dispute
March 21st, 2021
Via AP News, a report on Ethiopia’s rejection of outside mediation in Nile River dam dispute: An Ethiopian official said on Tuesday that his government opposes calls by Sudan for outside mediators including the United States in the ongoing dispute over Ethiopia’s construction of a massive hydroelectric dam on the Nile River. Ethiopia is generally opposed […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Groundwater Depletion In India ‘Threatens Food Security’
March 19th, 2021
Via SciDevNet, a report on a recent study on groundwater depletion in India: Groundwater depletion in India could result in a reduction in food crops by up to 20 per cent across the country and up to 68 per cent in regions projected to have low future groundwater availability in 2025, says a study. Groundwater is a […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Does China’s Water Use Threaten Kazakhstan’s Big Lake?
March 19th, 2021
Via the Belt & Road News, a report on China’s impact on the Balkhash basin: Climate change, farming and a lack of Cooperation risk another Aral Sea Disaster. The demise of the Aral Sea is a tragic tale often told. Less known is the peril facing Central Asia’s largest remaining lake, Balkhash in eastern Kazakhstan, […]
Read more »Pakistan Is Slowly Running Out of Water
March 19th, 2021
Via The National Interest, a report on Pakistan’s worsening freshwater scarcity problem: Freshwater is a finite and scarce resource on earth. According to the United Nations, it is feared that as many as 1.8 billion people, especially those living in Asia, will face acute water scarcity by 2025. The increase in per capita demand for water due to rising […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: China’s Escalating Water War Against India
March 18th, 2021
Via Times of India, commentary on how, in addition to other asymmetric tactics, China’s Brahmaputra mega-project is a new threat facing India: China’s multi-pronged unconventional war against India has ranged from cyberattacks on critical infrastructure and furtive territorial encroachments to strategic information warfare and an ongoing village building drive to populate uninhabited but disputed borderlands. Water […]
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