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Arizona Pushes Largest For Largest Tribal Water Rights Settlement In U.S. History
March 15th, 2025
Via the Arizona Mirror, an article on Arizona’s elected officials’ efforts to achieve the largest tribal water rights settlement in US history: A settlement that will provide reliable and safe water for the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe has been introduced in Congress, where it must be approved […]
Read more »Water At War: Kakhovka Dam In Ukraine
March 15th, 2025
Via Phys.org, commentary on the long-term environmental consequences of the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine: Water is misused as a weapon when infrastructure and water resources are deliberately destroyed in armed conflicts. Water resources and infrastructure are also affected by the ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine: In June 2023, the Kakhovka Dam, which […]
Read more »Forget Tariffs, Trump May Target the Great Lakes and Canada’s Freshwater Next
March 12th, 2025
Via The Financial Post, a report on how – with parts of the U.S. facing chronic drought – the U.S. president has reportedly threatened to tear up joint agreements regulating the natural wonders: Thomas Kierans was stopped by a reporter in St. John’s, Nfld., on the occasion of his 100th birthday. Regarded around town as […]
Read more »Exploring Hidden Depths
March 10th, 2025
Introducing Hidden Depths, a six-part narrative podcast miniseries from CSIS, exploring the dynamics of water conflict and the possibilities for water cooperation.
Read more »The Thirst for Power: Overcoming the Politics of Water in the Middle East
March 10th, 2025
Via CSIS, a new report on the politics of water in the Middle East: The Middle East has battled water insecurity for centuries, but today, the region is on a razor’s edge. Climate change and overuse have threatened water supplies like never before. In a region beset with wars, fragility, and political tensions, it is […]
Read more »Bangladesh Delegation Visits India To Discuss Sharing of Water Resources
March 6th, 2025
Via The Tribune, an article on recent discussions between Bangladesh and India around water. The Ganges is one of the 54 rivers shared by India and Bangladesh. Long-standing differences over its water sharing were resolved with the signing of the Ganges Water Treaty on December 12, 1996, by then-Indian Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and […]
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