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Who Will Solve The Water Conflict Between Iran And Afghanistan?
August 2nd, 2023
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on the Iran / Afghanistan water conflict: In late May, shots were exchanged by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and the Taliban near a border post in Iran’s Southwest Nimroz province. Each side blamed the other for starting the gunfight that killed two Iranians and an Afghan. The situation was de-escalated, but it […]
Read more »What Would A Nile Deal Mean For Other Nile River States?
August 2nd, 2023
Via The Conversation, commentary on the what a potential Nile River deal would mean for other Nile River states: Egypt and Ethiopia have waged a diplomatic war of words over Ethiopia’s massive new dam – the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – on the Blue Nile, which started filling up in July 2020. The political row […]
Read more »The Water Wars Coming to Central Asia
July 31st, 2023
Via Foreign Policy, a report on rising water tensions in Central Asia where the situation has been bad for decades, but the Taliban threaten to make them worse: In Turkmenistan, household faucets are running dry and locusts are devouring crops. In Kazakhstan, a state of emergency has been declared as the Caspian Sea shrinks to […]
Read more »Iran Says Talks Over Helmand Water Rights Yielded Positive Results
July 31st, 2023
Via Ariana News, a report on the Afghan/Iran water tensions: Iran’s Vice President for Legal Affairs Mohammad Dehqan has said that negotiations with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) over the Helmand water rights have yielded positive results. Dehqan said in an interview with Shafaqna that his office had presented legal and expert reports over […]
Read more »Water Security Challenges in Pakistan
July 31st, 2023
Pakistan’s water supply has become a crucial resource challenge in recent years, made worse by the country’s enduring infrastructure and governance problems. The prospect of a major water crisis in Pakistan offers a stark reminder of the increasing vulnerability of the country to global climate change. The destructive floods that submerged a third of the […]
Read more »Indonesia Braces for Prolonged Drought, Clean Water Shortage Due to El Nino
July 31st, 2023
Via Channel News Asia, a report on Indonesia’s water crisis: For weeks, dozens of residents of Ridogalih Village have been flocking to a small river to bathe and wash their clothes, travelling on foot or by motorcycles under the relentless heat of a blaring summer sun. The water wells in this sleepy village – a […]
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