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‘Not Enough Water’: Cambodia’s Farmers Face Changing Climate
January 19th, 2022
Via Al Jazeera, an article on how communities around Southeast Asia’s biggest lake are feeling the effects of drought: During Cambodia’s monsoon season, rice farmer Sam Vongsay’s backyard fills with water and the plastic trash of his houseboat-dwelling neighbours as the Tonle Sap lake grows with floodwaters from the Mekong River. But during the dry […]
Read more »Afghanistan Sends Water To Iran
January 19th, 2022
Via Ariana News, a report on Afghanistan’s recent decision to open the floodgates of Kamal Khan Dam, sending water to Iran: Iranian news outlets have reported that Afghan authorities on Wednesday opened two of the Kamal Khan Dam floodgates after good rainfall in the area. According to IRNA news, the water released from the dam, […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Link Between Air Pollution and Water Crisis
January 15th, 2022
Via Smart Water Magazine, a look at the links between air pollution in Delhi and the water crisis in India: Air quality is a big problem in India’s capital city Delhi every year as the winter starts. Last November was no exception and high air pollution levels led to partial lockdowns and school closures. In a new BBC article, climate and […]
Read more »Dam Building and Water Tensions in the Caucasus
January 15th, 2022
Via Eurasianet, a report on dam building and rising water tensions in the Caucusus: Among many other threats, global climate change promises unprecedented water variability in the South Caucasus. The region is facing increasingly erratic rainfall and snowmelt, which is endangering drinking supplies, agricultural output, and hydropower generation. This is made still more complicated by […]
Read more »Don’t Water It Down: The Role of Water Security in the Armenia-Azerbaijan War
January 15th, 2022
Via Eurasianet, a look at how water disputes helped escalate the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict into all-out war and how – left unaddressed – they pose the same risk again: Just three months after the end of last year’s war between Armenia and Azerbaijan, President Ilham Aliyev traveled to the Lachin district for a photo-op at the […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Water Politics Will Drive Kazakhstan’s Relations With China
January 14th, 2022
Via National Interest, commentary on the need for Kazakhstan and China to reach mutually beneficial agreements on water issues: The recent unrest in Kazakhstan quickly led to an intervention by the Collective Security Treaty Organization and triggered the appointment of a new prime minister. While events in Kazakhstan will continue to impact regional geopolitics, some issues will remain generally unaffected, […]
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