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US Lawmakers Elizabeth Warren and Ro Khanna Seek to Ban Trade In Water Rights
April 22nd, 2024
Via The Guardian, a report on a proposed bill that would stop private investors, including hedge funds, farmers and municipalities, from profiting off water scarcity: With private investors poised to profit from water scarcity in the west, US senator Elizabeth Warren and representative Ro Khanna are pursuing a bill to prohibit the trading of water as a […]
Read more »Iran: Water An Important Factor In Expansion of Ties with Afghanistan
April 22nd, 2024
Via Ariana News, a report that Iran says water is an important factor in expansion of ties with Afghanistan: Iran’s special representative for Afghanistan, Hasan Kazemi Qomi, said on Sunday that water is an important factor in the expansion of bilateral relations, expressing hope that the flow of water to his country will continue. Qomi […]
Read more »Mexico: 5 Dams Have Reached Zero Level, 23 Have Less Than 10 Percent
April 22nd, 2024
Via Mexico’s Milenio, a rather dire report on the status of Mexican dam levels: Of the 210 large dams in the country, five are completely dry , they have reached zero level of their storage capacity; while another 23 reservoirs are at less than 10 percent . According to the National Water Commission (Conagua), the total stored in the […]
Read more »‘Complete and Absolute Despair’ for Texas Farmers Over Reductions In Shared Water Supply with Mexico
April 20th, 2024
Via Fast Company, a report on how Mexico has only met 30% of its expected water delivery to Texas, due to its own drought conditions: Texas farm groups warn of a disastrous season ahead for citrus and sugar as Mexican and U.S. officials try to resolve a dispute over a decades-old water treaty that supplies U.S. farmers with […]
Read more »The Looming Climate and Water Crisis in the Middle East and North Africa
April 19th, 2024
Via Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a look at the looming climate and water crisis in MENA: INTRODUCTION The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is naturally prone to being hot and dry, in stark contrast with the rest of the world. The region’s arid climate is the primary contributor to its perennial state […]
Read more »California Farming Area Placed on Probation over Declining Groundwater and Sinking Land
April 19th, 2024
Via the Los Angeles Times, a report on California’s efforts to crack down on farmers’ excessive groundwater pumping: For the first time, California water regulators are cracking down on one of the state’s major farming regions for failing to take steps to curb growers’ excessive groundwater pumping, which has sent water levels into rapid decline […]
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