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Bone Dry Afghanistan Faces Future Famines
July 24th, 2021
Via Third Pole, an article on how limate change, bad water management and decades of conflict have left the country unprepared to face worsening droughts due to climate change, with many now fleeing drought and hunger: With scant rainfall meaning little access to clean water either to drink or for irrigation, Khiolo, her husband and […]
Read more »Millions At Risk of Displacement As Afghanistan Faces Extreme Drought
July 1st, 2021
Via ReliefWeb, a report that millions are at risk of displacement as Afghanistan faces extreme drought: Severe drought in Afghanistan could trigger the displacement of thousands of families, according to the latest IRC assessment across five provinces in the West, South and East of the country. This comes during an alarming increase in violence in recent weeks, […]
Read more »Afghan Leader Demands Iranian Oil in Exchange for River Water
March 29th, 2021
Via VOA News, a report on Afghan – Iranian water tensions: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said Wednesday that his country is committed to give Iran its due share of water under a decades-long bilateral treaty but he stressed that Tehran will have to pay for any additional requirements. “We will honor our commitments. However, […]
Read more »Dam Agreement Highlights India’s Water Power Gambit in Afghanistan
February 15th, 2021
Via The Diplomat, a report on a recent agreement between India and Afghanistan regarding the construction of a new dam: Amid Afghanistan’s political churn, New Delhi and Kabul signed a $236 million dollar deal for the construction of Shahtoot Dam on February 9. This developmental project would provide safe drinking water to approximately 2.2. million people and […]
Read more »Afghanistan and Iran: From Water Treaty To Water Dispute
October 14th, 2020
Via The Interpreter, a report on how a dam near completion on the Helmand River in Afghanistan is at the centre of a disagreement over water rights: With an estimated 75 billion cubic metres (BCM) of water annually, Afghanistan is, on paper, a self-sufficient water country. However, the country also “has one of the lowest levels of water storage capacity in […]
Read more »Transboundary Waters of Central Asia: the Role of Kyrgyzstan in Saving the Aral Sea
July 21st, 2020
Via the Central Asian Bureau for Analytical Reporting, a look at how Kyrgyzstan’s views on how to manage the water resources formed on its territory are at variance with the provisions determined by the Aral Sea Saving Fund: From the beginning of its independence, Kyrgyzstan begins to formulate a policy for the management of water resources […]
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