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Shrinking Glaciers In Indus Basin
May 21st, 2019
Via Geopolitical Monitor, a look at complexities arising from shrinking glaciers on the Indus headwaters: SUMMARY Many of the world’s most iconic river systems – the Mekong, Indus, Yangtze – are fed by glaciers that both supply and modulate their water flow. Now these glaciers are melting due to climate change, threatening irrigation systems, electricity […]
Read more »Impact of Hindu Kush and Himalayan “Grand Melt”
May 11th, 2019
Via The Diplomat, a look at the impact that the melting of the Hindu Kush and Himalayan glaciers would have upon the region: In the last century, human migration in South Asia, the world’s most populous and most densely populated region, was largely caused by geopolitics, wars, socioeconomic constraints and environmental disasters. By the end of […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: The National River Interlinking Scheme – A Solution to India’s Water Challenges?
March 27th, 2019
Via Future Directions International, an article on India’s National River Interlinking Scheme: Key Points India has a long history of designing, but rarely implementing, grand infrastructure projects that aim to move water from high rainfall areas to arid regions. While the current BJP government supports those grand infrastructure projects, most remain in the planning stage […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Fears of a “Water War” Between India and Pakistan are Overstated
March 6th, 2019
Via Future Directions International, commentary on rising Hopes that tensions between India and Pakistan over the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) might be easing were thrown into doubt, following a terrorist attack in Kashmir last month. Pakistan-based militant group, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), claimed responsibility for the attack, which killed 40 Indian soldiers. In response, India launched air raids, targeting […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India To Cut Water to Pakistan As Kashmir Conflict Escalates
February 26th, 2019
Via Foreign Policy, a report on how – in reprisal for a deadly terrorist attack in Kashmir – the Indian government says it will divert river waters that downstream Pakistan has been counting on: With tensions rising between India and Pakistan in the wake of a deadly terrorist attack earlier this month that killed more than 40 […]
Read more »Collapsing Glaciers Threaten Asia’s Water Supplies
February 20th, 2019
Via Nature, a study on the impact of shrinking glacial ice on Asia’s water supplies: The ‘third pole’ is the planet’s largest reservoir of ice and snow after the Arctic and Antarctic. It encompasses the Himalaya–Hindu Kush mountain ranges and the Tibetan Plateau. The region hosts the world’s 14 highest mountains and about 100,000 square […]
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