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Avoiding Water Bankruptcy: What The U.S. And Iran Can Learn From Each Other
October 23rd, 2021
Via WaterOnline, an interesting look at what the U.S. and Iran can learn from one another regarding drought and water bankruptcy: The 2021 water year ends on Sept. 30, and it was another hot, dry year in the western U.S., with almost the entire region in drought. Reservoirs vital for farms, communities and hydropower have fallen to dangerous lows. The […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Red Flag River and China’s Downstream Neighbors
October 23rd, 2021
Via The Diplomat, an article on China’s proposed mega-water transfer project is already sparking fears amongst countries downstream of the impacted rivers: The Red Flag River Water Diversion Project Proposal (Red Flag River) is a new enormous inter-basin water diversion proposal in China. It is not an official project and has not received approval from the Chinese government; however, since […]
Read more »Middle Eastern Water Crisis and Where Various Actors Stand
October 19th, 2021
Via New Eastern Outlook, commentary on MENA’s water crisis: A report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) highlights the increasingly grave threat posed by the water crisis and drought that endanger the future of millions of Arabs across the Middle East. This crisis is the result of both climate change […]
Read more »Despite a Punishing Drought, San Diego Has Water. It Wasn’t Easy.
October 19th, 2021
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on San Diego’s drought mitigation measures: In many parts of California, reminders abound that the American West is running out of water. “Bathtub rings” mark the shrinking of the state’s biggest reservoirs to some of their lowest recorded levels. Fields lie fallow, as farmers grapple with an uncertain […]
Read more »Drought-Hit Iraq’s Crop Farmland To Be Halved
October 19th, 2021
Via Terra Daily, a report on Iraq’s drought impact upon farming: Extreme water shortages in Iraq will halve the area of crops being grown next harvest, the authorities said Monday, following UN warnings calling for “urgent” action. Iraq’s government said the area of farmland with crops would this 2021-2022 season cover “50 percent of the […]
Read more »Egypt Seeking Brazil’s Support In Nile Dam Dispute
October 13th, 2021
Via Al Monitor, a look at Egypt’s outreach for Brazil’s support in Nile dam dispute after Brazil’s election as a nonpermanent member of the UN Security Council: Egypt is trying to win Brazil’s support in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) crisis by capitalizing on Brazil’s accession in June to the nonpermanent membership of the United Nations […]
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