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Central Asia’s Energy Transition Depends on Water Security
September 3rd, 2026
Via The Diplomat, a look at how a more integrated and flexible power system could give Central Asian states greater room to manage drought, hydropower volatility, and competing demands for water: Central Asia is building a new energy system. Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan are rapidly expanding solar and wind generation and battery storage, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan […]
Read more »China and Egypt’s New Power Play: What Xi Jinping’s Cairo Visit Means for the Nile
September 3rd, 2026
Via Modern Diplomacy, commentary on what Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Cairo means for the Nile: The timing of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Egypt in September 2026, coinciding with the signing of the (New Strategic Partnership Framework) between Ethiopia and the United States in August 2026, holds significant geopolitical importance. It serves as […]
Read more »What the New Rules for a Shrinking Colorado River Mean for Tribal Nations
September 1st, 2026
Via High Country News, a look at what the new rules for a shrinking Colorado River mean for tribal nations: Between the red rock canyon walls of the Colorado River, Aniston Hanks, 20, stood in the water while her best friend, Shauna Belone, 21, sat along the river’s shore. The two Diné citizens spent part […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India Turning to Ancient Water Systems as Modern Ones Run Dry
September 1st, 2026
Via BBC, a report on how India is restoring traditional water structures built centuries ago: Water scarcity and climate change is driving communities to restore traditional water structures built centuries ago, bringing them back into use in the 21st Century. In 2025, water from the Moosi Rani Sagar, a stepwell in the city of Alwar […]
Read more »Fearing ‘Catastrophic Impacts’ From Water Cuts, Nevada Sues Feds Over Colorado River Plan
September 1st, 2026
Via Inside Climate News, a report on Nevada’s plans to sue the Trump administration’s ten-year strategy for how to stabilize use of the Colorado River: Three days was all it took for the Trump administration’s Colorado River plan to see a legal challenge from, somewhat ironically, Nevada. Of the seven states that rely on the […]
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