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Iran’s Water Crisis: A National Security Imperative
December 23rd, 2025
Via Geopolitical Monitor, a look at Iran’s water crisis: Iran is confronting an unprecedented water crisis. Rivers that have sustained settlements and agriculture for centuries are drying, while groundwater reserves are being extracted far beyond natural replenishment—over 70% of major aquifers are considered overdrawn. According to Isa?Bozorgzadeh, spokesperson for Iran’s water industry, many plains and reservoirs have reached […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s Lifeline at Risk – Ganga Basin Among World’s Most Water-Stressed Regions
December 19th, 2025
Via Climate Fact Checks, a look at India’s Ganga Basin: A new report has revealed that the Ganga River Basin, home to nearly half of India’s population and a major contributor to its economy, is facing “high to extremely high” levels of water stress. The findings highlight growing concerns over water security in the region […]
Read more »Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Can Ethiopia Become Africa’s Powerhouse?
December 19th, 2025
Via The Africa Report, a review of GERD thus far and how technical flaws, grid frailties and geopolitical tensions have meant the project has yet to deliver for the continent: The promises are immense. Last September, after 14 years of construction, Ethiopia inaugurated its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile. Standing 175m tall and spanning two […]
Read more »After Ruining a Treasured Water Resource, Iran Is Drying Up
December 18th, 2025
Via Yale’s e360, commentary on how Iran is looking to relocate the nation’s capital because of severe water shortages that make Tehran unsustainable. Experts say the crisis was caused by years of ill-conceived dam projects and overpumping that destroyed a centuries-old system for tapping underground reserves. More than international sanctions, more than its stifling theocracy, […]
Read more »Colorado River Deadlines & Incentives
December 17th, 2025
Via JFleck at Inkstain, a summary of Colorado River deadlines and incentives: Key Takeaways The consensus-based effort to develop new rules to manage the Colorado River system hasn’t worked – it’s time for a new approach Federal leadership and the credible threat of managing reservoirs to protect the system is that new approach Missing Deadlines […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: India and China in Deep Water over Himalayan Hydropower
December 15th, 2025
Via East Asia Forum, a report on how India’s US$77 billion Brahmaputra hydropower initiative and China’s mega-dam at the Yarlung–Tsangpo Great Bend are turning the Himalayas into a digital hydropower flashpoint. Both states are tying dams to AI-enabled grids and data centres, but share no mechanism to manage the Brahmaputra. As China preserves its ‘hydrological […]
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