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Overconsumption Gravely Threatens Water Security in the Binational Rio Grande-Bravo Basin
December 8th, 2025

Via Springer Nature, a new study reporting that overconsumption gravely threatens water security in the binational Rio Grande-Bravo basin: The Rio Grande-Bravo basin shared by the United States and Mexico is experiencing a severe water crisis demanding urgent attention. In recent decades, water storage reservoirs, aquifers, and annual streamflow volumes have been substantially depleted, leaving […]

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Taliban Regime’s Damming of Transboundary Rivers
December 8th, 2025

Via The Diplomat, a report on Afghanistan’s growing need to build dams for its water and power needs, and Pakistan’s opposition to dam building on the Kunar River and its tributaries is due to political rather than technical reasons: Afghanistan suffers from severe water and electricity shortages. This is partly because its geographic location and […]

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Water Crisis in Iran Puts Pressure on Leadership to Find a Viable Solution and Address “Water Mafia”
December 8th, 2025

Via The Soufan Center, commentary on how Iran’s water crisis is pressuring the country’s leadership and bringing more visibility to Iran’s “Water Mafia”: The water crisis in Iran has escalated into a profound political and security problem with supply levels running alarmingly low. This acute emergency is the culmination of decades of flawed policy, overly […]

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