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The Parched Tiger: How Water Scarcity Widened Inequality In Chennai
September 19th, 2019
Via Eco-Business, a report on how water shortages widened economic and gender inequality in Chennai, India’s sixth-largest city: Weary from long hours spent waiting for water, S. Kumari, 54, rests in the shade to escape the searing, relentless heat. An engine roars to life nearby as the tanker that just delivered water to her drought-stricken neighbourhood M.S. […]
Read more »Indus Water Treaty: Pakistan Complaints Over Excess Discharge Of Water From India
September 15th, 2019
Via Eurasia Review, a report on recent Pakistani complaints of excess discharge of water from India: Muammil Hussain Chairman of WAPDA of Pakistan, complained about the unexpected release of water into Sutlej that flows into Pakistan from India as part of an attempt to flout the Indus Water Treaty! In accusing India, he went beyond his […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s Water-Stressed Future Is Now
September 5th, 2019
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a look at India’s water crisis and when the day – likely not far off – is here when water will be the most critical factor shaping India’s economic growth: Large parts of India experienced severe drought early this summer, followed by a delayed monsoon that arrived in a full deluge. […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Whither Flows India’s Water? The Geopolitics of India’s Water Woes
August 23rd, 2019
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), transcript of an interview on 0:00-0:18 Hello, I’m Eugene Chausovsky, a Senior Eurasia Analyst at Stratfor, and this podcast is brought to you by Stratfor Worldview, our premier digital publication for objective geopolitical intelligence and analyses. Individual, team, and enterprise memberships are available at worldview.stratfor.com/subscribe. 0:24-0:42 India, if it was […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Climate Change, Groundwater & Agriculture In India
August 19th, 2019
Via China Water Risk, an interesting report on groundwater in India: India is the largest groundwater user at 25%; in the 1970s groundwater irrigation & other tech sparked the Green Revolution that is linked to the country’s food security but can this continue? Over-extraction has compromised India’s climate resilience & rainfall variability is making the […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s Large Cities Staring at Water Crisis
August 5th, 2019
Via The Hindu, a report on India’s water crisis: 11 of 20 biggest cities in the country are facing extreme risk of scarcity, according to Water Stress Index The recent acute water shortage in Chennai has fuelled concerns that a potential water crisis is awaiting India’s large cities, which are grappling with the pressures of […]
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