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Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: Bangladesh, Brahmaputra Proxies for Sino-Indian conflict
July 26th, 2023
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a look at how Chinese and Indian dams stoke regional tensions: On a muggy June afternoon in the remote village of Pohumora in northeastern India, Anjana Taye haunches on the mud floor of her home and carefully pours into two bowls the cloudy fermented rice drink known as apong, a staple of […]
Read more »Water and Climate Change Will Shape Iraq-Turkey Relations
July 26th, 2023
Via Foreign Policy Research Institute, a look at how water and climate change will shape Iraq-Turkey relations: BOTTOM LINE Water and climate change will be at the center of Iraq-Turkish relations for years to come. There is a mismatch of priorities on the Turkish and Iraqi sides, with security constituting the most urgent element for […]
Read more »The End of the Mesopotamian Basin: Can the Tigris and Euphrates be Saved?
July 25th, 2023
Via Dial, a look at the crisis facing the Mesopotamian basin: When spring hits its full stride in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, hillsides turn from brown to green almost overnight. Seasonal streams course with water, creating a network of tributaries that flow into the historic Tigris and Euphrates rivers. On a Friday in March, Nabil Musa […]
Read more »Mexico Steps-Up Rainmaking Amid Intense Heat and Drought
July 25th, 2023
Courtesy of The Guardian, a report on Mexico’s efforts to increase rainfall to combat the growing drought: Amid a historic heatwave and months of drought, Mexico’s government has launched the latest phase of a cloud seeding project it hopes will increase rainfall. The project, which began in July, involves planes flying into clouds to release silver iodide […]
Read more »Kinshasa: Running On Scarce and Dirty Water
July 25th, 2023
Via Terra Daily, a report on Kinshasa’s scarce and dirty water: Most mornings, Ariette Oto clambers up a winding, precipitous path to the top of a ravine on the periphery of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s sprawling capital.There, the mother of five fills her 25-litre (6.5-gallon) jerrycan with water, pays 150 Congolese francs (six US […]
Read more »Thirsty Dragon: Chinese Dams Make ‘Upstream Superpower’ Presence Felt In Asia
July 24th, 2023
Via Nikkei Asia, the first article in a three-part series exploring the effects that the actions of upstream nations – exacerbated by climate change – have on countries downstream: Water is released from the Xiaolangdi Reservoir Dam on the Yellow River in a sand-discharging operation. July 2022, Luoyang, China. (Footage via Getty Images) Drought in […]
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