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A Thirsty Reality: Iran’s Dire Water Situation
January 26th, 2024
Via the Atlantic Council, an article on Iran’s water scarcity crisis: Despite climate warnings since 1988, Iranian officials have consistently ignored regional environmental concerns, especially following the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988). For example, they prioritized dam construction and increased groundwater extraction for food self-sufficiency, disregarding environmental impacts. Former Agriculture Minister Issa Kalantari is now warning of irreversible groundwater […]
Read more »Supreme Court to Resolve Decade-Old Rio Grande Water Dispute
January 26th, 2024
Via Bloomberg Law, an article on the U.S. Supreme Court agreement to resolve a decade-old Rio Grande water dispute: ‘Original jurisdiction’ case involves 1930’s Rio Grande Compact US opposes settlement between Colorado, New Mexico, Texas The US Supreme Court has agreed to resolve a water dispute involving the Rio Grande River that’s been pending at […]
Read more »The Freshwater Crisis and What Can Be Done
January 26th, 2024
Via Stanford Law School, an interesting interview with Barton “Buzz” Thompson, JD/MBA ’76 (BA ’72) – a global expert on water and natural resources – focused on how to improve resource management through legal, institutional, and technological innovation: On a recent episode of the Stanford Law School (SLS) podcast, Stanford Legal, Professor Barton “Buzz” Thompson, JD/MBA ’76 (BA […]
Read more »In Mexico, Xalapa’s Chronic Water Scarcity Reflects a Deepening National Crisis
January 24th, 2024
Via Mongabay, a look at how – in Mexico – Xalapa’s chronic water scarcity reflects a deepening national crisis Residents of Xalapa, the capital of Veracruz, Mexico, have been struggling with a worsening water shortage that often leaves people without daily access to household water for washing. The problem is nationwide, in 30 of 32 […]
Read more »Africa’s Life-Sustaining Water Towers Have Been Overlooked For Too Long
January 24th, 2024
Via African Arguments, a look at how international researchers’ focus on ice to define natural water towers has left Africa’s critical systems off the map, and with little protection: Africa is a water stressed continent. It is home to 1.4 billion people – 18% of the world’s population – yet has only 9% of global […]
Read more »They Abducted a River in California. And Nobody Stopped Them.
January 23rd, 2024
Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on how farms drained part of the Merced for months. Officials didn’t find out until after the fact, raising questions about the state’s ability to manage supplies during droughts. During California’s most recent drought, officials went to great lengths to safeguard water supplies, issuing emergency regulations to […]
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