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Mexico / USA: The Other Border Dispute Is Over an 80-Year-Old Water Treaty
June 1st, 2024
Via Inside Climate News, an article on how, with another hot summer looming, Mexico is behind on its water deliveries to the United States, leading to water cutbacks in South Texas: Maria-Elena Giner faced a room full of farmers, irrigation managers and residents in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas on April 2. The local […]
Read more »India and Pakistan Can Future-Proof Their Threatened Rivers
May 29th, 2024
Via OneWater, a look at how India and Pakistan can future-proof their threatened rivers: > India has signalled its intention to re-negotiate the Indus Water Treaty > Climate change has profoundly impacted the rivers governed by the Treaty > To future-proof their rivers, leaders in India and Pakistan will need to shape a different approach […]
Read more »Why Tajikistan’s Water Matters
May 26th, 2024
Via The Geopolitics, a look at why Tajikistan’s water matters: Tajikistan is a very rich country in terms of water and hydropower potential. Its water, which is the Central Asian nation’s most widespread natural resource, seems to have become Dushanbe’s priority for socioeconomic development. In Tajikistan, a mountainous landlocked country of around 10 million people, […]
Read more »Mexico City’s Water ‘Day Zero’ May Come Even for the Wealthiest Residents
May 26th, 2024
Courtesy of The Washington Post, an article on Mexico City’s water crisis: Raquel Campos’ water issues started in January, when her condo building’s manager sent residents a message saying that the city hadn’t delivered water to its cistern. Four days later, taps in the upscale residence went dry. Campos has lived in the wealthy Polanco […]
Read more »Iran Secures Water Rights from Afghanistan Following Talks
May 26th, 2024
Via The Frontier Post, a report that Iran has secured water rights from Afghanistan following recent talks: The ambassador and special representative of Iran to Afghanistan, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, said that over 300 million cubic meters of Tehran’s water rights have been secured from Afghanistan this solar year through negotiations and agreements with Afghanistan’s interim […]
Read more »Arizona Tribes Were Left Out of Water Decisions Until 1908. Here’s How They Negotiate Today
May 24th, 2024
Via KJZZ, a report on how Arizona tribes, which were left out of water decisions until 1908, negotiate today: Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes. Each is trying to tap into the state’s ever-shrinking supplies of surface and groundwater, and, most of all, the Colorado River, following decades of exclusion. Why do tribes […]
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