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Terrorism and Its Impacts on Water Access in the Sahel
April 7th, 2023
Via InterPress Service, a look at the impact of terrorism on water access in Africa: Burkina Faso’s interim President Captain Ibrahim Traoré spoke late last year of the conflicts that are now blighting his country and much of his region. He described the situation in Burkina Faso as predictable given the endemic weaknesses in governance that […]
Read more »California Plans To Replenish Groundwater With Floodwaters
April 7th, 2023
Courtesy of the Los Angeles Times, an article on California’s plans to replenish drought-depleted groundwater with floodwaters: With torrential rains drenching California, state water regulators have endorsed a plan to divert floodwaters from the San Joaquin River to replenish groundwater that has been depleted by heavy agricultural pumping during three years of record drought. The […]
Read more »Taiwan Braces For Drought In Key Chip Hubs Again
April 7th, 2023
Via Nikkei Asia, an article on Taiwan’s water challenge just as the island pushes to maintain ‘silicon shield’ against China: Taiwan, home to Asia’s biggest semiconductor industry, is once again bracing for water shortages less than two years after overcoming its worst drought in a century. Chipmaking is a thirsty business. Take Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing […]
Read more »Indus Water Treaty: Crucial For Peace Between Pakistan and India
April 7th, 2023
Via Geopolitics in South Asia and MENA, commentary on the Indus Water Treaty: The Indus Water Treaty is crucial to the peace and stability of the South Asian region. The treaty provides a framework for the sharing of water resources between India and Pakistan, which are two of the most populous and powerful countries in […]
Read more »The Taliban Are Digging An Enormous Canal
April 7th, 2023
Via The Economist, a report on a mega-project in northern Afghanistan that risks raising regional tensions: Taliban officials have started talking up a new canal under construction in the arid north of Afghanistan. A video recently posted on YouTube shows shiny diggers roaring over sand dunes and workers from different ethnic groups toiling together. The Islamist […]
Read more »Fasting Growing US City Looks To Shrinking Reservoir For Water
April 7th, 2023
Via CNN, an article on how he fastest growing metro in the US is looking to a shrinking reservoir to keep the boom going: In a bright-red county in a state allergic to regulations, there is a ban on growing grass outside new businesses. Only 8% of a home’s landscaping can have a grass lawn […]
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