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Iran’s Central Plateau Could Be Depopulated Over Water Crisis
November 12th, 2025
Via Iran International, a report on how Iran’s central plateau could be depopulated over the nation’s deepening water crisis: A senior Iranian water expert warned on Sunday that the country’s central plateau could be emptied of inhabitants if authorities fail to address the worsening water crisis, as officials in Tehran admit that rationing in the […]
Read more »Preventing Water-Related Conflict to Promote US National Security and Build Global Stability
November 10th, 2025
Via Council on Strategic Risks, a report on water-related conflict through the lens of U.S. national security and global stability: Executive Summary Increasing global water stress poses a threat to both human and national security, making it essential to address these challenges to protect US national security and promote global stability. Primary Observations: The world […]
Read more »Iran’s Rain Clouds Aren’t Being Stolen: But Its Drought Is Worsening
November 9th, 2025
Via Forbes, a report on Iran’s drought: Rivers are drying up across Iran, snow has vanished from mountaintops, and rainfall has hit record lows. The reservoirs supplying Tehran are now at less than 5% capacity, with officials warning the capital could run out of water in less than two weeks. As the country of more than 80 million […]
Read more »Liquid Front Lines: South Asia’s Water Wars
November 8th, 2025
Via The Economist, a look at how climate change and rising energy demand could worsen conflict over rivers: RARELY CALM, the cross-border politics of South Asia’s great rivers have been roiling of late. In late October Afghanistan revealed plans to build dams on the Kabul river, rankling Pakistan, with which it had skirmished on the […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: COP30 and China’s Tibetan Plateau Paradox
November 7th, 2025
Via The Diplomat, a look at how China’s stewardship of the Third Pole will shape not only Asia’s water security but the credibility of global climate cooperation. Amid the crowded headlines on the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait, another transformation of considerable consequence is unfolding quietly on the roof of the world. The Tibetan […]
Read more »Drinking Water In Tehran Could Run Dry In Two Weeks
November 5th, 2025
Via Al Jazeera, a report on Tehran’s increasingly urgent water crisis: The main source of drinking water for residents of the Iranian capital Tehran is at risk of running dry within two weeks, according to state media, due to a historic drought plaguing the country. The Amir Kabir Dam, one of five that provide drinking […]
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