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India’s Indus Waters Treaty Suspension: What Happens Next?
May 12th, 2025
Via The Diplomat, a report on how – amid diplomatic escalations and exacerbating climate conditions – India can prioritize regional stability and safeguard its own interests in the Indus River? In the wake of the horrific attack on unarmed civilians in Pahalgam in April, New Delhi made the momentous decision to suspend the Indus Waters […]
Read more »Kabul’s Water Crisis: An Inflection Point for Action
May 12th, 2025
Via ReliefWeb, an article on a new Mercy Corps report on Kabul’s water crisis: This new report from Mercy Corps outlines the escalating threats to water access, health, and stability in Afghanistan’s capital. With aquifers nearing depletion, widespread contamination, and funding for WASH programming at historic lows, the report highlights urgent priorities for humanitarian actors […]
Read more »What India’s River Moves mean for South Asian Water Cooperation
May 10th, 2025
Via Dialogue Earth, commentary on how India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty marks a turning point in transboundary water diplomacy with Pakistan – and could destabilise South Asian regional cooperation: On 23 April, India announced it would suspend the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), a landmark water-sharing agreement with Pakistan signed in 1960. The move marked a […]
Read more »The Great Salt Lake Is Drying. Can Utah Save It?
May 10th, 2025
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on how the loss of the Great Salt Lake would be an environmental disaster with health and economic effects far beyond Utah’s borders. The state is taking action, but critics say it’s not doing enough. Three years ago, when Utah’s Great Salt Lake was at its lowest […]
Read more »India Starts Work On Hydro Projects After Suspending Treaty With Pakistan
May 7th, 2025
Via Dawn, a report that India has started work on several hydro projects after suspending the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan: India has begun work to boost reservoir holding capacity at two hydroelectric projects in the India-occupied Kashmir, sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, after fresh escalation with Pakistan led it to suspend the Indus Waters […]
Read more »Iraq’s Drought: A Climate Warning From The Fertile Crescent
May 7th, 2025
Courtesy of the New York Times, a podcast on Iraq’s water crisis and what it means for the world: As the Middle East braces for another year of extreme heat, climate change is turning the soil to dust in the landscape that has long been known as the fertile crescent — and water has become […]
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