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Afghanistan Battles Climate Change
November 19th, 2024
Via YouTube, an interesting video report on how – the sixth most climate-vulnerable nation in the world, Afghanistan – has promised to put in place a climate action plan for the country amid massive drought, desertification and the impact they have had on social ills.
Read more »Disease and Malnutrition Stalk Water-Scarce Afghanistan
September 25th, 2024
Via Dialogue Earth, a look at how three years of drought, a pariah regime and the loss of skilled workers have crippled Afghanistan’s water infrastructure, increasing water prices and spreading disease Every evening, Abdullah Achakzai, director of the Environmental Volunteer Network (EVN), encounters the same grim reality as he returns home from work in Kabul. […]
Read more »Violence Over Water On The Rise Globally. A Record Number Of Conflicts Erupted In 2023
August 22nd, 2024
Courtesy of the Los Angeles Times, an article on the global rise in water-related violence: In Pakistan, two groups of farmers started arguing in the fields and attacked each other with axes, clubs and bricks in a bloody fight over water. In South Africa, hundreds of people protesting a water shortage blocked roads with burning […]
Read more »Central Asia Leaders Call For Joint Policy On Water
August 12th, 2024
Via Terra Daily, an article on Central Asian water issues: Central Asian leaders met in Kazakhstan Friday to seek to agree a shared policy on water management in a region where the scarce resource causes frequent disputes.Interruptions to water supplies are a regular occurrence in the five ex-Soviet Central Asian countries — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, […]
Read more »Chinese Dam Construction In Afghanistan: Implications for Pakistan
August 7th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a report that Pakistan has long been concerned about dams on transboundary rivers in Afghanistan, but China’s involvement creates an opportunity for regional cooperation: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Water and Energy recently announced that a Chinese company has expressed interest in investing in three large dams on the Kunar River with a collective […]
Read more »Iran Secures Water Rights from Afghanistan Following Talks
May 26th, 2024
Via The Frontier Post, a report that Iran has secured water rights from Afghanistan following recent talks: The ambassador and special representative of Iran to Afghanistan, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, said that over 300 million cubic meters of Tehran’s water rights have been secured from Afghanistan this solar year through negotiations and agreements with Afghanistan’s interim […]
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