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‘Bad Days Await’: Istanbul Dams Run Low In Summer Heat
September 1st, 2023
Via Terra Daily, a report on Istanbul’s growing water scarcity crisis: The bank of screens in Ismail Aydin’s Istanbul water management system control room flashes a worrying number: 29.7 percent.That is the capacity level to which Istanbul’s water reservoirs have dropped after another steamy summer put Turkey’s largest city on the edge of a potential […]
Read more »Water Scarcity Could Help Nations Build Meaningful Relations With Iran
August 31st, 2023
Via EuroNews, commentary on how water scarcity could help Brussels build meaningful relations with Tehran: The bigger picture that the EU needs to consider if it wants to devise an effective and comprehensive strategy towards Iran is one of a country facing a fundamental political, economic, environmental, societal, and demographic crisis, Cornelius Adebahr writes. July […]
Read more »Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan Conclude GERD Negotiations Without Any Significant Progress
August 30th, 2023
Via the Addis Standard, a report that Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan concluded their recent GERD negotiations without any significant progress: Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan have wrapped up two days of tripartite negotiation on the first filling and annual operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on Monday, agreeing to continue the negotiation in September […]
Read more »Climate Risks and Drought Loom Over Panama Canal, a Vital Global Trade Link
August 30th, 2023
Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on how the lack of rain and changing weather patterns are slowing the ship traffic that moves goods around the world: Shallow waters, meet Christmas shopping. Drought, aggravated by the burning of fossil fuels, is slowing down the ship traffic that carries goods in and out of […]
Read more »Navigating Mexico’s Water Challenges
August 29th, 2023
Via AquaTech Trade, a report on Mexico’s water challenges: Mexico is currently facing a series of formidable water challenges that have been exacerbated by a historic heatwave and extended drought. The nation’s water resources are strained due to a combination of factors, including climate change-induced shifts in weather patterns, unsustainable agricultural practices, and urban expansion. […]
Read more »America Is Using Up Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow
August 29th, 2023
Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on how groundwater overuse is draining and damaging aquifers nationwide: A wealth of underground water helped create America, its vast cities and bountiful farmland. Now, Americans are squandering that inheritance. The Times analyzed water levels reported at tens of thousands of sites, revealing a crisis that threatens […]
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