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The Mekong Delta’s Transboundary Water Problems
Via East Asia Forum, a report on the Mekong delta’s transboundary water problems: The Mekong River is the lifeblood of [...]
Water Woes Risk Boosting al-Shabaab and Derailing Elections In Somalia
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a look at how water and food shortages are being exploited by al-Shabaab to derail [...]
Laos Pushes Forward With Seventh Mekong River Dam Project
Via The Diplomat, an update on the Phou Ngoy dam which is one of nine hydropower projects that the Lao government [...]
Western US Drought Could Last Until 2030
Via National Geographic, a report on the western US drought: There have been brief moments of reprieve in the drought [...]
Southwest Cities Learn to Thrive Amid Drought
Via Yale e360, an article on how southwestern U.S. cities such as San Diego, Phoenix, and Las Vegas have embraced a [...]
Overuse and Climate Change Kill Off Iraq’s Sawa Lake
Via Terra Daily, an article on Iraq’s Sawa Lake, a victim of overuse and climate change: A “No Fishing” sign [...]

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