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Chinese Dam Construction In Afghanistan: Implications for Pakistan
August 7th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a report that Pakistan has long been concerned about dams on transboundary rivers in Afghanistan, but China’s involvement creates an opportunity for regional cooperation: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Water and Energy recently announced that a Chinese company has expressed interest in investing in three large dams on the Kunar River with a collective […]
Read more »The Geopolitics of Cambodia’s Funan Techo Canal
August 7th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a look at geopolitics of Cambodia’s Funan Techno Canal: In Cambodia, the $1.7 billion Funan Techo Canal, which will connect Phnom Penh and the Gulf of Thailand, symbolizes national pride, security, and international trade connectivity. This sentiment is echoed by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and his mentor father, Hun Sen, who […]
Read more »She’s the New Face of Climate Activism—and She’s Carrying a Pickax
August 7th, 2024
Via Wired, a report on Léna Lazare and her cohort, who are taking on reservoirs as one of their main activist issues: The atmosphere is more festival than crime scene. There’s an accordionist, and two men in beanie hats are playing the drums. It’s a clear spring day in the farmlands of western France. But […]
Read more »A Seine River in the Americas?
August 7th, 2024
Via El Pais, commentary on whether – after watching athletes and officials bathe in the Seine River during the Paris Olympics – some viewers from other countries probably wondered: could something like this happen in my city? As a development specialist, I was thrilled by France’s decision to use the Olympics to showcase the extraordinary […]
Read more »Projected Water Security of Pakistan
August 7th, 2024
Via Modern Diplomacy, an article on Pakistan’s water crisis: Water security has emerged as a potent non-traditional security concern for Pakistan, endangering the two key referent objects of security: ‘state’ & ‘human’. Water security is grounded on adequate water availability and quality for sustainable socio-economic development; diminution of water-related disasters and water-borne pollution; and curtailment […]
Read more »Cambodia Breaks Ground On Controversial China-funded Canal: Will Be Built ‘No Matter The Cost’
August 6th, 2024
Via AP News, a report on Cambodia breaking ground to build a controversial, China-funded canal to link the capital Phnom Penh to the sea despite environmental concerns and the risk of straining ties with neighboring Vietnam. The $1.7 billion, 180-kilometer Funan Techo canal will connect the country’s capital with Kep province on the country’s south […]
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