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South Asia: 25% of The World’s Population Accesses <5% of The World's Freshwater
February 16th, 2009
Via Celsias, details of a startling new UN report indicating that hundreds of millions of South Asians face growing water stress due to over exploitation, climate change and inadequate cooperation among countries. As the article notes: “…South Asia is home to one-fourth of the global population, including some of the world’s poorest people, who have […]
Read more »Enhancing Regional Cooperation on Central Asian Waterways
October 29th, 2008
As recently reported by the European Water News, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is aiming to enhance regional cooperation on vital Central Asian waterways whose management and protection are crucial to the region’s economic growth and social well-being. As the article notes: “…The Syr Darya and Amu Darya rivers, which criss-cross a large part of […]
Read more »Water Power: Tajik Style
September 1st, 2008
From The New York Times, a very interesting analysis of how Tajikistan – the source of more than 40 percent of Central Asia’s water – hopes to utilize its abundant water resources to drive the country’s growth. However, as the article points out, water issues must also be resolved as Central Asia’s disagreements over how […]
Read more »Water Squabbles Irrigate Tensions in Central Asia
June 17th, 2008
Via Reuters, more on water-related tensions in Central Asia: “…Gulbakhor’s despair, shared by millions of Tajiks in this tiny ex-Soviet nation north of Afghanistan, reflects a growing sense of alarm throughout Central Asia where stability depends on the region’s scarcest and most precious commodity: water. From tiny irrigation canals to the powerful Soviet-era hydroelectric plants, […]
Read more »Tajikistan – Delayed Plans to be the Battery of Central Asia
January 1st, 2008
An interesting article examining Tajikistan’s ambitions to become the “battery” of Central Asia, namely a delay in such due to shortages of concrete necessary for a big hydropower plant under construction. According to the article: “…Tajikistan plans to be the largest electricity exporter in Central Asia. Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan have already stated they are […]
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