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Iraq and Iran Dam Co-operation Could Signal Positive Change, but Long-Term Solutions are Necessary to Solve the Water Crisis
Via Future Directions International, a look at positive signals of cooperation between Iraq and Iran over water: On 25 July, [...]
Afghanistan and Iran: Helmand River Tension
Via Ariana News Afghanistan, a report on Helmand River tension between Afghanistan and Iran: Following comments by the Iran’s Foreign [...]
Water Is a Source of Growing Tension and Violence in the Middle East
Via the World Resources Institute, commentary on the increasingly thirsty Middle East: In the hot, dry Middle East, where populations [...]
The Water Crises Aren’t Coming—They’re Here
Via Esquire, an interesting look at the world’s water crises: I. All the Water There Is Here’s a concept: paper [...]
Water Shortages Weigh Heavily On Afghanistan
Via Global Voices, an interesting look at Afghanistan’s water crisis: Landlocked Afghanistan wasn’t always short of water. Historically the valleys [...]
India’s Controversial Afghanistan Dams
Via The Diplomat, an article on how Indian-built dams in Afghanistan are causing trouble with downstream states Iran and Pakistan: [...]

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