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Pakistan And India: Another Water Battle Looming?
May 4th, 2012
Via the Third Pole, an article on how Pakistan is gearing up for a new water fight with India: The never-ending war over water resources between India and Pakistan has taken a new twist. Pakistan has registered its resentment against the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for a decision to grant carbon […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Water Scarcity Threatens India’s Growth And Stability
May 4th, 2012
Via Reuters, a report on the impact that water scarcity may have upon India’s growth: India’s economic growth and political stability are at stake in coming years if it does not change its approach to water management, a member of its natural resources planning commission told Reuters on Monday. Mihir Shah, who has been asked […]
Read more »Afghanistan Seeks Indian Help In Water Infrastructure
April 30th, 2012
Via The PakTribune, a report on Afghanistan’s desire for Indian help in water infrastructure: With long years of conflict reducing the area under irrigation, Afghanistan is looking for assistance from India and other “friendly countries” in building its water infrastructure and management, says visiting Energy and Water Minister Alhaj M. Ismail. Ismail, who met Water […]
Read more »Why India and Pakistan Are Squaring Off Over Their Rivers
April 17th, 2012
Courtesy of Time, a look at the water tensions between India and Pakistan: India’s Wular Lake, a popular picnic and tourist spot nestled in the Kashmir Valley, is an unlikely site for conflict. But India’s plan to build a structure on the Jhelum River at the mouth of the lake that will allow it to […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Plans To Turn Northeast India Into A Hydroelectric Powerhouse
April 9th, 2012
Courtesy of China Dialogue, a look at tension over plans to turn north-east India into a hydroelectric powerhouse. As the article notes: A new “powerhouse†is emerging in the frontier state of Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India. Public and private companies have proposed 168 massive dams, to produce 57,000 megawatts of hydropower, in this strategically important […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India And Pakistan Move To Avert Water Wars
April 9th, 2012
Via Pakistan’s The International News, a report of Indian and Pakistani support of a new mechanism to avoid water issues. As the article notes: Pakistan and India have agreed in principle of a need to set up an independent office of the Indus Water Commission (IWC) comprising neutral experts from outside the South Asian region […]
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