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The Parched Tiger: India Is Facing The Biggest Water Crisis In Its History
October 24th, 2024
Via the Local Telegraph, an article on India’s water crisis: Lack of water is not unusual, especially in developing countries. A concrete example is China, which holds 7% of the world’s water resources, but uses 16% of the planet’s water. Meanwhile, India is facing the biggest water crisis in its history. About 600 million people […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Why India Needs to Incentivize Water Reuse
October 21st, 2024
Via The Diplomat, commentary that – to encourage greater water reuse – India must prioritize infrastructure development, implement sound policies, and allow private sector participation: While treated wastewater in India is often discharged into water bodies or used for non-essential purposes such as irrigating public parks, its reuse for more critical applications remains relatively uncommon. […]
Read more »Parting The Waters: India vs. Pakistan
October 12th, 2024
Via the Lowy Institute, commentary on efforts to modify the Indus Water Treaty: On 30 August, India asked Pakistan to modify the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), a long-standing agreement that allocates the waters of the Indus Basin equally between these two often hostile neighbours. It was the fourth such request since January 2023. The IWT is regarded […]
Read more »Three International Water Conflicts to Watch
October 11th, 2024
Via Geopolitical Monitor, a report on three international water conflicts to watch: International water conflicts are a prisoner’s dilemma fundamentally rooted in geopolitics. Neither up nor downriver states can live without it, and water is the lifeblood of development and economic growth. Yet one (upriver) state has a fundamental advantage over the other (downriver) state. All […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Why India’s Deepening Water Crisis Needs A Market-Based Credit Solution
September 19th, 2024
Via FirstPost, commentary on the potential for a market-based approach to solving India’s growing water scarcity challenge: India ranks among leading water exporters globally. It needs a market-based framework for tradable water credits in line with carbon credits, which provides incentives for water conservation and quality improvement India is at a critical juncture on water […]
Read more »India-Bangladesh Water Dispute: Why A New Approach Is Necessary
September 1st, 2024
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on the recent floods in Bangladesh, some of which may have been caused by the release of water from a dam in India: Bangladesh, a country that struggles with nature’s forces frequently, recently dealt with one of the worst flood catastrophes in decades. Notably, there is growing evidence that the neighbouring […]
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