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Are ‘Water Wars’ Coming to Asia?
September 17th, 2022
Via The Diplomat, a look at how climate change-induced water loss in the Tibetan Plateau further challenges water security from Central to Southeast Asia: A recently published study by a team of scientists from the University of Texas in Austin, Penn State, and Tsinghua University in Nature climate change journal found that terrestrial water storage (TWS) in the Qinghai-Tibet […]
Read more »Cambodian Mega Dam’s Resurrection: ‘The Beginning of The End’ for Mekong?
September 16th, 2022
Via Mongabay, commentary on a Cambodian mega dam’s resurrection on the Mekong which some see as ‘the beginning of the end’: A long-dormant plan to build a mega dam on the mainstream of the Mekong River in Cambodia’s northeastern Stung Treng province appears to have been revived this year, leaving locals immediately downstream of the […]
Read more »Upstream Water Used To Keep Lake Powell Afloat Is Running Out
September 16th, 2022
Via CNN, an article on how the upstream water used to keep Lake Powell afloat is running out: Upstream reservoirs in the Colorado River Basin might not have enough water to keep Lake Powell above a critical threshold indefinitely, federal officials have warned in recent weeks, as the West’s ongoing megadrought saps water from across the West. The Flaming Gorge reservoir on the […]
Read more »Iran: 25 Arrested During Water Protests Last Month
September 14th, 2022
Via Terra Daily, a report that Iran says 25 were arrested during water protests last month: Iran announced Thursday the arrest of 25 people during protests last month against severe water shortages and a lack of response from officials in a western province, local media reported. “During three illegal gathering that took place in Hamadan, 25 […]
Read more »The Ganges Waters Treaty: What Will Happen After 2026?
September 14th, 2022
Via Eurasia Review, analysis of the Ganges Water Treaty and what may happen after 2026: Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited India from 5 to 8 September 2022. During the visit, Dhaka and New Delhi signed seven memorandums of understanding (MoUs) and agreed on certain issues of bilateral importance. One of the MoUs is on the water […]
Read more »‘There’s Not Enough Water:’ A Thirsty U.S. Export Crop vs. Global Food Supply Chains
September 14th, 2022
Via The Guardian, an article on how U.S. alfalfa farmers have been asked to give up crop amid the US southwest’s megadrought: On an early August morning in California’s Imperial Valley, tractors rumble across verdant fields of alfalfa, mowing down the tall grass and leaving it to dry in shaggy heaps under the hot sun. Here, […]
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