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As Afghanistan’s Water Crisis Escalates, More Effective Water Governance Could Bolster Regional Stability
July 12th, 2018
Via the Wilson Center’s New Security Beat, an article on Afghanistan’s water crisis and possibility of hydro-diplomacy to help: “Kabul be zar basha be barf ne!” This ancient proverb—“May Kabul be without gold rather than snow”—refers to snowmelt from the Hindu Kush Mountains, a primary source of Afghanistan’s water supply. To recover from years of […]
Read more »Importance Of Water In Central Asia’s Development
June 21st, 2018
Via The Times of Central Asia, a report on the importance of water for development in Central Asia: Mitigating the increases in floods, droughts, melting glaciers and other climate change-related effects requires coordinated action at the national, regional, and global levels, said Cyril Muller, World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia, during his […]
Read more »Central Asia Facing Hunger, Refugee Flows, and Violence Because of Drought
June 1st, 2018
Via Window on Eurasia, commentary on the impact of drought in Central Asia: Lower than normal snowfalls last winter in the Pamirs and Hindukush mountains are leading to serious problems for Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Iran – including shortages of water for crops and consumption, refugee flows, “and even military actions,” according to Fergana news […]
Read more »Drought Adds To Afghanistan’s Woes
June 1st, 2018
Courtesy of the New York Times, a look at the impact of Afghanistan’s growing drought: Afghanistan, already torn by decades of intensifying violence, is grappling with a drought in two-thirds of the country that could lead to severe food shortages for up to two million more people, the United Nations has warned. The United Nations […]
Read more »Drought Grips Afghanistan
May 28th, 2018
Via Ariana News, a report on Afghanistan’s increasing water stress: More than two million Afghans at risk of becoming severely food insecure due to the ongoing drought which affecting two-thirds of the country, the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a report released on Monday. The report said that water points […]
Read more »Kabul Residents Chase Receding Groundwater
May 17th, 2018
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a report on Kabul’s water challenge: Years of conflict coupled with an arid landscape have left residents of Kabul, Afghanistan, facing immense water shortages. The capital city, which lies in the Kabul River Basin, is no stranger to water scarcity. Between the 1960s and early 2000s, groundwater levels fell by 6-7 […]
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