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New Weather Patterns Are Turning Water Into a Weapon
September 5th, 2022
Via Bloomberg, a report on how the melting glaciers of the Himalayas have become a political tool in the tussle between China, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh: It’s well below freezing as Renoj Thayyen climbs to the weather station high up in India’s Karakoram mountains, his Koflach boots crunching shin-deep into the snow. The 50-year-old hydrologist […]
Read more »South Asia ‘Sorely Needs Transboundary River Accord’
June 1st, 2022
Via SciDevNet, an article on South Asia’s need for a transboundary river accord: Countries around the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) basin lose over US$14.2 billion annually from lack of cooperation in sharing the waters of these rivers, with little prospect of accord in the foreseeable future, according to new analysis. “A lack of collaborative arrangements and unilateral exploitation […]
Read more »Brahmaputra Dams Made By China Reduce Water Level: Halt Indo-Bangladesh River Trade
May 3rd, 2022
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on the impact that Chinese dams on the Brahmaputra may have upon downstream water levels and Bangladesh/Indian trade: At a time when the entire human race is crying out for protection of the environment and ecological balance, which are largely lost due to the actions of careless people, capitalists and anti-environmental […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: What Now For The Ganges Treaty?
March 15th, 2022
Via Third Pole, an interview on the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty, signed by India and Bangladesh in 1996, which is due to expire in 2026: The Ganges Water Sharing Treaty was signed by India and Bangladesh in 1996. The 30-year treaty was the culmination of decades of negotiation, and specifies the minimum level of water flow to […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: The Chinese Threat to Lower Brahmaputra Riparians India and Bangladesh
February 18th, 2022
Via The Diplomat, an article on China’s plan to divert the waters of Brahmaputra which would affect over 140 million people who are dependent on the river: Water — one of the most vital natural resources on the planet — is taking center stage in India’s Northeast and is gradually becoming a weapon of geopolitics. A […]
Read more »Arsenic and the Ganges Delta: Water Crisis in Bangladesh
June 29th, 2021
Via Future Directions International, an article on Bangladesh which – in the face of a water crisis started by arsenic poisoning of groundwater and further compounded by climate change-induced salinity – must act swiftly to prevent a future surge of climate refugees: Bangladesh’s supply of potable water has been steadily eroded, as a combination of extreme […]
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