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The Thirsty Dragon: Water is China’s Greatest Weapon and its Achilles Heel
Via the Harvard Political Review, commentary on China’s water politics: When it comes to flood myths, China’s is not as [...]
Cross Border Fight Over Water Erupts In Mexico
Via The New York Times, a report on the La Boquilla Dam, which was seized from the government by local farmers [...]
Iraq: Kurdish Dam Building Spree Threatens Fragile Water Supplies
Via Future Directions International, a report on how planned Kurdish dams may impact Iraq’s fragile water supply: A proposal to build [...]
Mongolia Plans River Diversion As Mining Boom Sucks Gobi Dry
Via Third Pole, an article on Mongolian’ plans to address its water scarcity challenge via river diversion: In school geography [...]
Afghanistan and Iran: From Water Treaty To Water Dispute
Via The Interpreter, a report on how a dam near completion on the Helmand River in Afghanistan is at the centre of [...]
Water Conflicts in International Rivers
Via ESRI, a report on water conflicts on international rivers: October 24, 2020 is the deadline of the U.S water debt in which [...]

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