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Is Water the Unmentioned Reason for Trump’s Interest in Greenland?
April 1st, 2025
Via Circle of Blue, commentary on how Greenland’s melting ice could slake the thirst for drying farm regions, water-scarce cities: Say this much, President Trump’s vow to “go as far as we have to” to control Greenland is pernicious, consistent, and ironic. Though he’s obscured his reasons for bringing the world’s largest island under American […]
Read more »Water Diplomacy: Central Asia’s Uneasy Spring
April 1st, 2025
Via Havli, a report on Uzbekistan’s water talks with the Taliban: In this week’s episode of the CAPS Unlock podcast, we examine two separate but revealing stories that show how Central Asia is being shaped by forces well beyond its borders, be they military drones (launched by either Russia or Ukraine) or canals being built […]
Read more »The Indus in a Climate Crisis: Reassessing Punjab’s Cholistan Canal Project
April 1st, 2025
Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at how the proposed Cholistan Canal project in Punjab has ignited a critical debate against the backdrop of an escalating climate crisis, placing Pakistan’s lifeline, the Indus River, under unprecedented strain: The proposed Cholistan Canal project in Punjab has ignited a critical debate against the backdrop of an escalating climate […]
Read more »‘Water Is the New Oil’ as Texas Cities Square Off Over Aquifers
March 31st, 2025
Via Inside Climate News, a look at how two cities and the Texas A&M University System are suing to stop a project that would pump up to 89 million gallons per day of groundwater 80 miles away to other boomtowns in Central Texas: In Central Texas, a bitter fight over a $1 billion water project […]
Read more »Texas Farmers Struggle As U.S. Denies Mexico’s Water Request Over Treaty Shortfalls
March 28th, 2025
Via High Plains Public Radio, a report on struggling Texas farmers as the U.S. denies Mexico’s water request over treaty shortfalls: The United States denied Mexico’s request for a special delivery of Colorado River water on Thursday, citing Mexico’s ongoing failure to meet its obligations under an 80-year-old water-sharing treaty between the two countries. Facing […]
Read more »The US and Canada Have Long Managed the Great Lakes Together. That Era Could be Ending.
March 27th, 2025
Via Grist, an article on how political tensions are threatening the future of the largest freshwater ecosystem on Earth: Great Lakes Day is an annual summit where politicians and officials of all stripes gather in Washington, D.C., to demonstrate their commitment to the region home to the largest freshwater ecosystem on the planet. For years, […]
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