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Dry Taps, Empty Lakes, Shuttered Cities: A Water Crisis Batters Iran
July 26th, 2025
Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on how – after a five-year drought and decades of mismanagement – Tehran is at risk of running out of water in several weeks: Some of Iran’s deepest reservoirs have shrunk to shallow ponds. Water pressure is so low in some cities that taps in apartment buildings […]
Read more »Heatwave Causes Water Shortages In Iran
July 24th, 2025
Via Al Jazeera, a report on Iran’s water crisis, where reservoirs of the dams supplying water to Tehran are currently at their lowest level in a century: Iranian authorities have urged people to limit water consumption as the country grapples with severe shortages during an ongoing heatwave. The national meteorological service said Iran is experiencing […]
Read more »The Mekong Dam Monitor Tracks a River Under Pressure
July 24th, 2025
Via New Security Beat, a report on how a new Mekong dam monitor can track a river under pressure: The Mekong River’s seasonal floods nurture the world’s most productive inland fishery and irrigate rice paddies that feed millions. Approximately 70 million people live in the lower Mekong Basin, and 75% of them depend on fishing and […]
Read more »Albania: Thirsty for Tourists
July 24th, 2025
Via The Economist, an article on how Albania’s tourism boom is straining its water supply: The Archers”, a BBC radio soap opera about English rural life, gets more than 4m listeners in a typical week. This summer, the eponymous clan were considering a holiday in Albania. Until recently the country was considered edgy and dangerous. The Archers’ […]
Read more »Mexico’s Water Crisis Could Undermine Its Clean Energy Plans
July 24th, 2025
Via Oil Price.com, a report on how Mexico’s water crisis could undermine its clean energy plans: Mexico plans a major solar power expansion to boost energy independence and cut carbon emissions. Northern Mexico’s chronic water shortages pose a serious threat to these energy ambitions. The water-energy nexus highlights the need for integrated resource governance to […]
Read more »Damming the River by Feeling the Stones: China’s Mekong Hydropower Strategy
July 24th, 2025
Via New Security Beat, commentary on China’s Mekong River strategy: For decades, China has been the dominant force in hydropower development across the Mekong subregion, financing, and constructing massive dam projects that have transformed Southeast Asia’s economic and environmental landscape. Many analysts have framed this expansion as a meticulously orchestrated strategy to extend Beijing’s economic […]
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