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Indus Water Talks Resolve Little, But Raise Hope For Dialogue
March 26th, 2021
Via Third Pole, a report on the recent Indus Water Treaty meeting where – even as Pakistan’s questions about Indian hydropower projects went unanswered – both sides at the showed an intention to engage: On March 23-24, the Permanent Indus Commissioners (PIC) of India and Pakistan met in New Delhi. The commission, tasked with addressing […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: China’s Dam Building Is a Security Risk for India’s Northeast
March 26th, 2021
Via The Diplomat, a report on how – if a new hydropower project at the Brahmaputra’s Great Bend comes about – northeastern India will have to go to sleep with the possibility of breach of mammoth sized water reservoirs over its head at any time: It may not be outlandish to conclude that the sanction given […]
Read more »Africa: To Avoid Water Conflicts in Africa, Stop Playing the Colonial Card
March 25th, 2021
Via Deutsche Welle, commentary on how African countries need to stop using colonial-era treaties to hoard water resources and instead focus on sustainable water management to mitigate the impacts of climate change: As we mark World Water Day, I would like to take this time to remind African countries to stop taking advantage of colonial-era […]
Read more »GERD-Lock: Egypt, Sudan Step up Diplomatic Action
March 25th, 2021
Via Al Monitor, a report on how – as Egypt and Sudan intensify diplomatic action on the regional and international levels to confront the unilateral Ethiopian policies on the Nile dam – Ethiopia is seeking a countercoalition with regional countries: In a bid to confront unilateral Ethiopian policies on the Blue Nile, Cairo and Khartoum […]
Read more »After Two-Year Pause, Indus Water Talks Take Off Between India, Pakistan
March 25th, 2021
Via The Indian Express, a report on the resumption of talks to resolve outstanding issues under the Indus Waters Treaty: The Indus Commissioners of India and Pakistan met for the first time in over two years in New Delhi on Tuesday in a bid to resolve a host of outstanding issues under the Indus Waters […]
Read more »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. […]
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