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India Ensuring ‘Not a Single Drop of Water’ Flows into Pakistan after Suspending Major River-Sharing Treaty
June 16th, 2026
Via The Independent, an article on India’s announcement that it will suspend decades-old river-sharing treaty with Pakistan: India is working to stop water from flowing into its neighbour Pakistan after suspending a major river-sharing treaty between the two Asian rivals last year, a senior minister has said. India last year suspended the 1960 Indus Water treaty with Pakistan following an attack […]
Read more »Breaking Afghanistan’s Hydro-Political Trap
June 15th, 2026
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at how – since its neighbors rely on unregulated river flows – any unilateral Afghan attempt to develop water infrastructure is perceived as a threat, risking regional destabilization: Situated at the headwaters of major river systems feeding Iran, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan, Afghanistan is the mountainous hydro-hub of Central […]
Read more »Tensions Are Rising Between States That Rely on the Colorado River
June 15th, 2026
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on what a prolonged drought means the nation’s largest reservoirs are dwindling, and litigation over access to water could lie ahead: Water in the Colorado River is dwindling to levels that haven’t been seen in decades, and the seven states whose residents and farmers depend on the […]
Read more »The Ogallala Aquifer Is Dying – As The Largest Supply Of Groundwater In The United States Vanishes, Farmers Are Deeply Concerned About What Is Next
June 8th, 2026
Via The Economic Collapse, a sobering look at the accelerating decline of the Ogallala Aquifer: Gigantic underground aquifers are being rapidly depleted all over the world, and once that water is gone it will take a very long time for it to come back. In fact, in some areas of the United States the recharge […]
Read more »Central Asia and Afghanistan: Water Cooperation at a Critical Juncture
June 4th, 2026
Via SIWI, a look at how water cooperation in Central Asia and Afghanistan is entering a critical new phase. As climate pressures intensify and demands on shared water resources grow, a new SIWI report explores how stronger and more inclusive regional cooperation could help reduce risks and support long-term stability across the Amu Darya Basin. […]
Read more »Arizona and Nevada Agree to Trade for Desalinated Pacific Ocean Water
June 4th, 2026
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on how a decade-old treatment plant in San Diego County, Calif., could leave more water in the Colorado River for states facing severe shortages: San Diego could sell some of its rights to Colorado River water to Arizona and Nevada under a deal struck Wednesday that could […]
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