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Pakistan Ups the Ante on Indus Water Dispute With India
July 7th, 2026
Via The Diplomat, a look at how there is growing eagerness in Pakistan to involve China, the other upper riparian country, more directly in the issue: The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) of 1960, which the World Bank brokered between India and Pakistan, was a notable achievement in South Asian diplomacy. The treaty divided the six […]
Read more »Bangladesh Tilts to China as India Water-Sharing Impasse Deepens
June 2nd, 2026
Vai Nikkei Asia, a report on Dhaka’s recenal approval of several major river projects amid mounting water issues: Bangladesh is pushing ahead with dam and reservoir projects as it recalibrates its approach to cross-border water management after years of diplomacy with India have yielded few tangible results, instead looking to China to help address issues […]
Read more »Will Chinese Megaprojects Solve Northern Peru’s Water Crisis?
April 30th, 2026
Via Dialogue.Earth, a look at China’s recent win of an international tender to execute the Poechos and Alto Piura megaprojects, both key to the Piura region’s future water security: The sun beats down on Cieneguillo, a valley famed for its lemon and mango plantations near Peru’s northern coast. Farmer Yhon Silupú Córdova – thin, slow-moving […]
Read more »The Rural World Won’t Go Dry Without a Fight
April 14th, 2026
Via Foreign Policy, a look at how – from Jordan to Nepal – solutions to urban water woes are leaving the countryside angry and parched: That the fields around al-Jafr in southern Jordan are often desiccated is a source of frustration and deprivation for locals. That they can sometimes hear the gurgle of water in […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: India, China, and How Not to Save the Brahmaputra
March 25th, 2026
Via The Diplomat, a look at how – instead of pursuing a diplomatic solution to manage shared waters – India is following a dam-for-dam policy: For over a decade, the Yarlung Tsangpo-Brahmaputra River has been framed as the next great theater of conflict between India and China. China, as the “upper riparian hegemon,” is building hydraulic dams […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s 15FYP Outlook for Water Security & Resiliency
March 21st, 2026
Via China Water Risk, analysis of China’s 15FYP Outlook for Water Security & Resiliency 2 Goals, 4 Directives, 8 Actions to prep for a new era of “Water B”: 2026 marks the start of the 15th Five Year Plan 2026-2030 (15FYP) to accelerate China’s march towards “a great modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong, […]
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