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‘Staggering’ 347 Million Children Facing Water Scarcity in South Asia: UN
November 15th, 2023
Via Al Jazeera, a sobering report on a new UN study indicating that 347 million children face water scarcity in South Asia: More children in South Asia are struggling due to severe water scarcity made worse by the effects of climate change than anywhere else worldwide, the United Nations says. “A staggering 347 million children […]
Read more »Beyond Borders: Navigating Asia’s Water Challenges
August 24th, 2023
Via The Diplomat, an article on how solving Asia’s water stress will require a concerted diplomatic effort on the international stage: Once an abstract concern, water stress in Asia is now an undeniable reality exacerbated by rapid population growth, urbanization, and climate change. The region is largely failing to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) […]
Read more »Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: Bangladesh, Brahmaputra Proxies for Sino-Indian conflict
July 26th, 2023
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a look at how Chinese and Indian dams stoke regional tensions: On a muggy June afternoon in the remote village of Pohumora in northeastern India, Anjana Taye haunches on the mud floor of her home and carefully pours into two bowls the cloudy fermented rice drink known as apong, a staple of […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China Is Building The World’s Biggest Dam In Secret
July 20th, 2023
Via Stagecraft and Statecraft, an article on the the Brahmaputra super-dam project which poses risks for India and Bangladesh: China is unmatched as the world’s hydro hegemon, with more large dams in service than every other country combined. Now it is building the world’s first super dam, close to its heavily militarized frontier with India. […]
Read more »Melting Himalayan Glaciers Could Leave 2B People Facing Water Scarcity
July 1st, 2023
Via The National News, an article on a recent study that found that Himalayan glaciers in the region disappeared 65 per cent faster in the decade from 2011 to 2020: Himalayan glaciers providing critical water to nearly two billion people are melting faster than ever before due to climate change, exposing communities to unpredictable and […]
Read more »Here’s a Look at the Water Crises That Might Be Coming to the World Soon
June 28th, 2023
Courtesy of The New York Times, a look at Bangladesh – a river delta nation which is on the front line of climate change – and its coping strategies that could offer lessons for the wider world: Bangladesh is a land of water. Its silty rivers rush down from the Himalayas, spill into a filigreed maze […]
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