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Regional Implications Of The Indus Basin Water Tension
January 15th, 2013
Via Pakistan’s Express Tribune, an interesting report on “Pakistan’s stance is simply that it just doesn’t trust India regarding the water issue,†said Feisal Naqvi. He was speaking about the Indus Water Treaty, signed in 1960, at a roundtable, Indus Water Treaty, Trans-boundary Water Issues and Prospects of Peace in South Asia, at the Forman […]
Read more »What Iran And Pakistan Want From Afghans: Water
December 2nd, 2012
Courtesy of Time Magazine, a look at the bubbling water tensions in Central Asia: The Kunar River snakes around the U.S. Forward Operating Base Bostick on Sept. 1, 2011 as seen from Observation Post Mustang in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. With a vast, empty desert as a backdrop, the militants recorded the execution of Khan Wali […]
Read more »Afghanistan’s Water Challenges
November 13th, 2012
Via a LinkedIn discussion, some commentary by a World Bank official on the water challenges facing Afghanistan: With war and neglect, Afghans face water shortage. “Water is said to be politics and war — and the source of future wars. We are not the only ones who will see our population grow,” Afghanistan needs billions […]
Read more »Afghanistan Seeks Indian Help In Water Infrastructure
April 30th, 2012
Via The PakTribune, a report on Afghanistan’s desire for Indian help in water infrastructure: With long years of conflict reducing the area under irrigation, Afghanistan is looking for assistance from India and other “friendly countries” in building its water infrastructure and management, says visiting Energy and Water Minister Alhaj M. Ismail. Ismail, who met Water […]
Read more »The Politics of Water Security in the Kabul River Basin
March 22nd, 2012
Via Future Directions, a look at the politics of water security in the Kabul River basin: Key Points The simmering water conflict between Afghanisation and Pakistan is rarely noted Water shortage and mismanagement in this region contributes to geopolitical upheaval Afghanistan and Pakistan should seek formalised bi-lateral cooperation for technical information exchanges, flow monitoring, and […]
Read more »The Politics Of Water Security Between Afghanistan And Iran
March 21st, 2012
Via Future Directions, an analysis of the politics of water security between Afghanistan and Iran: Key Points Increasing development and water consumption in upstream Afghanistan negatively affects water supply to Iran, thereby exacerbating latent tensions between the two countries. Iran perceives the construction of hydroelectric dams on the Afghan side of the basins as a […]
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