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Undermining The Indus Waters Treaty Imperils Indian Security
May 3rd, 2025
Via The Financial Times, commentary on how New Delhi’s efforts to downgrade ties with Islamabad will inflict damage on both sides of the border: The Indus Waters Treaty has withstood three wars between its nuclear-armed signatories, India and Pakistan. But last week, in the wake of a brutal terrorist attack in Pahalgam, a town in […]
Read more »How California Farmers Can Recharge Aquifers They’ve Drained
May 2nd, 2025
Via Grist, a look at how – in the drought-stricken Central Valley – researchers have found a win-win for growers: In parts of California’s Central Valley, so much groundwater has been pumped out of the ground to deal with the region’s persistent drought that the land is starting to sink in. Underground aquifers — layers of […]
Read more »Morocco’s ‘Water Highway’ Saves Cities From Thirst
May 2nd, 2025
Via France24, a report on how Morocco is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on tapping northern rivers to supply water to parched cities farther south: Morocco has spent $728 million so far on what it dubs a “water highway” to redirect the surplus flow of the Sebou River to meet the drinking water needs of capital Rabat […]
Read more »Can India Cut Off Pakistan’s Indus River Lifeline?
May 2nd, 2025
Via CSIS, commentary on Delhi’s recent suspension of the Indus Water Treaty: On April 22, 2025, armed militants emerged from the woods into a scenic meadow outside the mountain town of Pahalgam in India and opened fire on unsuspecting tourists, killing at least 28 people and wounding dozens. India blamed Pakistan for the massacre, subsequently linking the […]
Read more »Iraq’s Drought-Doomed Farmers Turn To Groundwater To Boost Agriculture
May 2nd, 2025
Via France24, a report on how – Iraqi farmers facing scarce rainfall and repeated droughts – are drilling wells in the desert to reach groundwater sources and sustain their irrigation systems. While the underground reservoirs help mitigate agricultural losses, it is a risky move as aquifers across the world are depleting fast than they replenish. […]
Read more »Pakistan: Question of Water Scarcity and Water Security
April 29th, 2025
Via Dawn, a Pakistani perspective on the recent decision by India to withdraw from the Indus Water Treaty: India’s recent suspension of the Indus Water Treaty marks a grave turning point in regional politics and underscores a critical imperative for Pakistan: to resolve its internal political squabbles with utmost urgency. At a time when external pressures threaten […]
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