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Iraq’s Next Crisis: Climate and Water
June 4th, 2023
Via the New European, an article on Iraq, a country running out of water where a polluted Tigris makes things even worse: To visit Kurdistan in springtime is to suckle one’s soul and senses with wildflowers and fresh fruit. The land is alive with flowers: the yellow of wild mustard, the pink of bindweed, the […]
Read more »Water Diplomacy – A Tool for Peace and Well Being
June 4th, 2023
Via Modern Diplomacy, commentary on the potential for hydro diplomacy to foster peace around the world: On March 22nd every year, World Water Day is celebrated. The theme for 2023 focused on accelerating changes to resolve the water and sanitation crisis as part of the Agenda 2030. Starting in 2015, Sustainable Development Goal 6 aims to achieve everyone’s access […]
Read more »Iran Holds Productive Talks With IEA Over Water Rights
June 3rd, 2023
Via The Frontier Post, a report on efforts to cool recent water tensions between Afghanistan and Iran: Iran’s foreign minister has said that Tehran had “good negotiations” with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan over the issue of water rights. “We have the water rights issue on the agenda, and the [Iranian] president has assigned Hassan […]
Read more »Water Politics In The Himalaya
June 3rd, 2023
Via Earth.org, a look at water politics in the Himalaya: Rivers are a source of life and a crucial resource for both India and Pakistan. The two countries share six rivers, including the Indus River. While the 1960 Indus Water Treaty has been the foundation of water-sharing between the two nations, it has not prevented […]
Read more »The Fed’s Inflation Fight Faces a New Challenge: A Dry Panama Canal
June 3rd, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a look at the human and economic impact of Panama’s drought: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell keeps careful track of employment levels, wages, consumer prices and numerous other metrics to see where the US inflation rate may be headed in the next year. He might also want to keep an eye on water levels at Gatun Lake. That’s […]
Read more »Water Politics In Europe: A New Fault Line
June 3rd, 2023
Courtesy of The Guardian, commentary on the need – as drought becomes the norm – for creative European politics solutions to deal with a new, parched reality: In April, Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, suggested that severe drought would become “one of the central political and territorial debates of our country in the coming years”. That […]
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