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Thirst Stalking Towns In The Himalayas
March 7th, 2020
Via India Climate Dialogue, a look at how urban settlements in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region are facing acute water scarcity due to dying mountain springs and changes brought on by climate change: The Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region is the water tower for most of Asia, but many of its residents face increasing water […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Women Bear Biggest Burden of India’s Water Crisis
February 5th, 2020
Via IDR, a look at how – in India – women are not just integral to addressing the country’s water challenges, they are probably the only ones who can do it at scale: Across cities and villages in India, an impending water crisis is at our doorsteps. India will face a water shortfall of almost 50 […]
Read more »Are The Glaciers That Feed Asia’s Great Rivers Disappearing?
January 22nd, 2020
Via Outpost Magazine, a look at some of the glaciers feeding the Ganges river: Berinder and Karin are hidden under their loads with only their legs peeking out, pulling them relentlessly onward and upward. Our scattered porter team is a ragged line, coloured bulbs weaving in and out of rocks and ice, disappearing and then […]
Read more »Asia’s Great Rivers: Climate Crisis, Pollution Put Billions At Risk
January 11th, 2020
Via Terra Daily, a report on the potential risk facing Asia’s great rivers: The year is 2100. The glaciers of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region — the world’s “Third Pole” — are vanishing as the planet warms, the ice that once fed the great rivers of Asia is all but lost, and with it much of […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: To Help India’s Water Crisis, Overhaul Irrigation
January 4th, 2020
Via India Climate Dialogue, a report on the tight link between India’s water crisis and wasteful flood irrigation, free electricity to farmers, and lack of remunerative pricing: The 2019 South Asian summer monsoon is late, slow and inadequate so far. If it makes up somewhat for lost time, those 55% of Indian farmers who do […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Water In India – Not A Crisis, A Management Problem
January 3rd, 2020
Via The Hindu, an interview with the Managing Director of a leading pump manufacturer providing commentary on India’s water crisis: Managing director, INDO Region, of Grundfos Pumps India says Mumbai and its Mayor should start thinking of an alternative as building a new city now will take 30 years Grundfos, the world’s largest pump manufacturer […]
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