BLOG

Hoover Dam Made Life in the West Possible. Or So We Thought.
Courtesy of The New York Times, an OpEd on water scarcity in the U.S. west: Few things force you to confront hubris [...]
Turkmenistan: Pump Up The Water
Via Eurasianet, an article on water in Turkmenistan: To judge by the number of needless fountains Turkmenistan has built over [...]
GERD Lock: A Knot of Contradictions In Egypt-Sudan-Ethiopia Dispute
Via New Eastern Outlook, commentary on the decade long dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: There has been a [...]
Extremely Dry Conditions Spill Across the American West
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a report on how drought and climate change are driving drought in the US west: [...]
Pakistan’s Water Bearers Quench Thirst In Ramadan, But Fear For Their Trade
Via Reuters, a report on Pakistan’s water bearers: Mohammad Ramzan pumps water into a large goat skin bag before carrying [...]
Water and Land Disputes Turn Violent Along Ambiguous Kyrgyz-Tajik Border
Via Circle of Blue, a report on water disputes along the ambiguous Kyrgyz-Tajik border: The border shared by Kyrgyzstan and [...]

© 2026 Water Politics LLC .  'Water Politics', 'Water. Politics. Life', and 'Defining the Geopolitics of a Thirsty World' are service marks of Water Politics LLC.