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On Tap: How The Maldives Is Restoring Water Security On Its Vulnerable Outer Islands
March 23rd, 2024
Via UNDP, a report on The Maldives’ efforts to restore water security on its vulnerable outer islands: In 2014, the then-President of the Maldives was forced to cut short an overseas trip to tackle an unfolding water crisis in the capital, Malé. With no water flowing in one of the most densely populated capitals of the world, and […]
Read more »Water Scarcity In Pakistan Is a Gendered Issue
March 22nd, 2024
Via Earth.org, a report on water scarcity in Pakistan: Water scarcity is a deeply gendered issue that disproportionately burdens women, particularly in regions like Pakistan. Over a year ago, Pakistan made global headlines as catastrophic flooding tore through the country, resulting in displacing over 33 million people and unimaginable damage. After flooding destroyed villages and […]
Read more »China Changes Tack on Water Politics
March 21st, 2024
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a report on how – long a source of tension with its neighbors – China’s transboundary rivers are opening opportunities for regional cooperation: Sixteen major rivers originate in China that supply fresh water to nearly 3 billion people in 14 Asian countries – more than a third of the world’s population. As “Asia’s […]
Read more »Mekong River: Future of Water Cooperation In The Region
March 21st, 2024
Via China Water Risk, an interesting interview on the Mekong River Commission Secretariat which discusses the organisation’s priorities, the changing landscape of the Mekong River & the future of water cooperation in the region: In this interview we sit down with Dr. Anoulak Kittikoun, CEO of the Mekong River Commission Secretariat (MRC) to discuss the organisation’s priorities, […]
Read more »The Panama Canal Averts A Crisis For Now—But At A Cost To Drinking Water
March 21st, 2024
Courtesy of Phys.org, an article on the Panama Canal and its impact on drinking water: The Panama Canal has avoided the worst of a shipping crunch that threatened to upend the global economy—but at a cost to marine life and the Latin American country’s supplies of drinking water. After imposing strict limits on vessel traffic […]
Read more »An Invisible Water Surcharge: Climate Warming Increases Crop Water Demand
March 21st, 2024
Via Phys.org, an article on a new study enumerating how climate warming increases crop water demand in the San Joaquin Valley: California’s San Joaquin Valley is home to some of the most fertile soil on Earth. Crops grown here are exported around the world. According to California Department of Food and Agriculture, more than 250 […]
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