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Why A Mega River-Linking Project Has Sparked Massive Protests In India
February 27th, 2025
Via BBC, a report on why a mega river-linking plan has sparked massive protests in India Thousands of villagers in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh are protesting against a multi-million-dollar river-linking project which, they say, will rob them of their homes and livelihoods. The Ken-Betwa project, with a budget of 440bn rupees ($5.06bn; […]
Read more »Global Water Gaps Under Future Warming Levels
February 25th, 2025
Via Nature Communications, a new article examining global water gaps under future warming levels Abstract Understanding the impacts of climate change on water resources is crucial for developing effective adaptation strategies. We quantify “water gaps”, or unsustainable water use – the shortfall where water demand exceeds supply, resulting in scarcity. We quantify baseline and future […]
Read more »What Happens If Istanbul’s Water Supplies Run Dry?
February 25th, 2025
Via BBC, a report on Istanbul – one of the world’s biggest cities – whose rapid expansion is putting enormous stress on its water supplies: Jodie Harburt often talks about the buzzard. In the wetlands of ?ile, the town she lives in – absorbed many years ago into greater Istanbul – Harburt used to see […]
Read more »Taiwan Water Supply: Facing Rising Pressure From Tech Boom, Climate Chnage
February 22nd, 2025
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on Taiwan’s water crisis: Taiwan’s water supply, the lifeblood of its critical technology industry, faces growing pressures from industrial expansion and climate change, a new report warns. Advanced semiconductor production in Taiwan consumes daily water volumes comparable to those of a medium-sized city, with demand expected to grow even more […]
Read more »Pakistan’s Sindh Province: ‘Our Water Has Been Taken hostage’
February 18th, 2025
Via Dialogue.Earth, a look at a new generation’s fight for water, power and resistance in Pakistan, and why Sindh’s survival depends on resisting mega-projects: On a crisp Karachi morning I meet Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Jr; he is calm, approachable, and dressed in an equally crisp white shalwar kameez (a traditional South and Central Asian outfit). In his […]
Read more »Betting The Farm While Irrigation Supplies Dwindle
February 18th, 2025
Via Springer, a new article on the impact that shortfalls in water supply are having – and will continue to have – on global crop production: Abstract Irrigation supports nearly 40% of global agricultural production but shortfalls in water supplies have been intensifying and expanding worldwide, threatening crop production and supply chains as well as […]
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