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Afghanistan’s Impending Water Crisis
October 25th, 2016
Via Third Pole.net, an interesting report on Afghanistan where decades of conflict have left Afghanistan’s water infrastructure in a mess, and an increasing number of refugees returning are pushing the country towards the prospect of water-related conflicts: Kabul city before the decades of conflict on the left, and now, on the right Hundreds of thousands […]
Read more »The Regional Story Behind Afghanistan’s Salma Dam
June 6th, 2016
Via The Wire, a report on the recently completed Salma dam in Herat, Afghanistan: For over ten years, the construction of the Salma dam has stretched the capacity of Indian diplomacy, administration and engineering to its limits, as New Delhi kept track of competing warlords on one side to maintain security, and the finance ministry’s beancounters on Raisina […]
Read more »Pakistan Drafts National Water Policy
January 22nd, 2016
Via Third Pole.net, a report on Pakistan’s draft National Water Policy which looks to a future dominated by the impacts of climate change, advocates water pricing and highlights regional cooperation challenges: Grappling with increasing water scarcity and its far reaching implications on everyone, the Pakistan government has readied a comprehensive National Water Policy. The 20-page draft, […]
Read more »Boiling Over: Water And Security Hot Spots 2016
January 13th, 2016
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, an interesting look at 10 places where water issues could undermine civic stability: After five years of civil war, the humanitarian crisis in Syria has reached massive proportions: More than 4.6 million people have fled the country as refugees, and at least 7.6 million more are internally displaced within Syria, […]
Read more »India-Pakistan Water Sharing: The Indus Treaty Revisited
October 29th, 2015
Via Future Directions International, a look at Key Points The Indus Water Treaty has withstood periods of tension and conflict between India and Pakistan and has provided a pathway for the two neighbours to amicably resolve issues relating to transboundary water supply. Both countries clearly have faith in the treaty and believe they benefit from […]
Read more »The Helmand River And Afghan-Iranian Water Relations
October 23rd, 2015
Via the International Water Law Project blog, a look at Afghan-Iranian water relations: The Helmand River and its major tributary, the Arghandab, drain 43% of Afghanistan including most of the southern part of the country. It has an average discharge of approximately 140m3/s, but is highly variable both annually and seasonally as the waters are […]
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