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The Parched Tiger: 80% Water Loss Projected In Indus Basin Due To Climate Change
August 23rd, 2022
Via The New Indian Express, an article on the staggering 80 per cent water loss projected in the Indus basin by mid-century due to climate change: An irreversible decline in freshwater storage projected in parts of Asia due to climate change could impact 2 billion people living downstream of the Tibetan Plateau as it could pose […]
Read more »Tapped Out: Central Asia Might Completely Run Out of Freshwater by 2060
August 16th, 2022
Via Daily Beast, a report on the challenging water future facing Central Asia: The impact of climate change is typically about extremes—and, sometimes, conflicting ones. On the one hand, upticks in global temperatures are expected to melt more glaciers and ice shelves and lead to a dangerous rise in sea levels. On the other hand, we can […]
Read more »Afghan Water Reaches Iran
August 7th, 2022
Via The Frontier Post, an article on large volumes of water sent from Afghanistan to Iran: Iranian officials stated that large volumes of Helmand river water released by Afghanistan gushed through the Kamal Khan Dam, and flowed into Iran in the country’s Chah-Nimeh water wells in the Sistan region. Hassan Kazemi Qomi, the Islamic Republic […]
Read more »New Afghan Dams Aim To Ease Water Crisis
July 17th, 2022
Via Ariana News, a report on three new dams to be built in Kandahar to ease the province’s water shortage crisis: Three new dams are being built in the southern Afghanistan province of Kandahar in a bid to ease an acute water shortage after years of drought. China’s Xinhua News Agency reported the dams are […]
Read more »Iran: Plans To Pursue Water Dispute With Afghanistan Via Legal Channels
May 22nd, 2022
Via the Iran Project, an article on Iran’s plans to to pursue the its international water dispute with Afghanistan through legal channels: Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh says the country will pursue its rights to water supply from the Hirmand River through legal channels amid a longstanding water dispute with neighboring Afghanistan. Speaking to IRNA […]
Read more »Decades On, Pakistan Is Still Seeking A Kabul River Agreement
May 6th, 2022
Via The Third Pole, an article on how the absence of a functioning government in upstream Afghanistan has hampered treaty efforts for the major Indus tributary: For decades, Pakistan has been seeking an agreement with Afghanistan on the Kabul River. But a treaty agreeing the management and allocation of water between the two countries remains […]
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