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The World Is Entering a Dark New Era of Hydroterrorism
July 18th, 2025
Via Foreign Policy, a look at how international institutions need to start treating water as a national security flashpoint: Water has long been a tool of warfare, but in recent years, the world has entered a dark new era of hydroterrorism. Around the globe, from Yemen to Ukraine, this critical resource is increasingly being used as a tool […]
Read more »Chronic Water Shortages Plague Pakistan’s Capital
July 16th, 2025
Via The Diplomat, a look at how blaming India has made it easy for Pakistan to avoid the difficult work of providing water security to its population: India and Pakistan continue to make headlines as they trade harsh words and threats about the fate of the Indus Waters Treaty. However, the origins of many of Pakistan’s water problems are […]
Read more »Ecuador’s Capital Rocked By Water Shortage Crisis Upending Daily Life
July 16th, 2025
Via CNN, an article on growing water shortages in Quite, Ecuador: Desperation is mounting in Ecuador’s capital as thousands of people remain without drinking water a week into Quito’s worst shortage in 25 years. The daily lives of some 400,000 residents have been seriously disrupted by the emergency, which happened after a landslide damaged a pipeline that […]
Read more »UAE To Supply Desalinated Water To Gaza Through New Pipeline
July 16th, 2025
Via The National, a report on a UAE plan to supply desalinated water to Gaza through new pipeline: The UAE has announced the launch of a new project to supply desalinated water to the southern Gaza Strip through a new pipeline. Under the project, water will be delivered from the Egyptian border, state news agency Wam reported. The […]
Read more »The Deepening Water Shortage Fight Between the US and Mexico
July 15th, 2025
Via BBC, a report on the deepening water shortage row between the US and Mexico: After the thirtieth consecutive month without rain, the townsfolk of San Francisco de Conchos in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua gather to plead for divine intervention. On the shores of Lake Toronto, the reservoir behind the state’s most important […]
Read more »A Tale Of Two Nations: The North Aral Sea Rebounds While The South Aral Sea Dries Up
July 12th, 2025
Via Eurasia Review, a look at how – once a thriving inland sea – the Aral has become a cautionary tale of ecological collapse, political neglect, and uneven recovery, as efforts in Kazakhstan are bringing about a slow revival in the north, while Uzbekistan’s extractivist priorities leave the south gasping for life: Give a man […]
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