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Drought Leaves Millions In Uruguay Without Tap Water Fit For Drinking
July 15th, 2023
Via The Guardian, a report on Uruguay’s ongoing water crisis where – after years of underinvestment – reservoirs have had to be topped up from estuary, raising health concerns: More than half of Uruguay’s 3.5 million citizens are without access to tap water fit for drinking, and experts say the situation could continue for months. […]
Read more »Kabul Residents Struggle with Lack of Water
July 13th, 2023
Via The Frontier Post, a report on Afghanistan’s water crisis: Residents of the capital are concerned about the lack of drinking water in Kabul these days. They said that they do not have access to city water supply services and the price of the drinking water from private companies has also increased. “People’s problems are […]
Read more »Iran’s Environmental Challenges
July 12th, 2023
Via Spotify, an interesting interview with Dr. Shirin Hakim, head of the Environment, Climate Security, and Public Health unit at the Center for Middle East and Global Order on Iran’s worsening environmental issues, the Iranian government’s decades-long mismanagement and overexploitation of its natural resources, and how Western sanctions play into the Iranian regime’s environmental strategy.
Read more »The Unique Promise of Environmental Cooperation in the Gulf
July 12th, 2023
Courtesy of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a look at the the unique promise of environmental cooperation in the Gulf over issues such as water: The Issue Environmental dialogue in the Gulf holds unique promise to test the potential for greater regional cooperation amidst widespread distrust.* Environmental issues have not been as politicized […]
Read more »Considerable But Unsustainable Water From Thawing Permafrost on the Tibetan Plateau In Changing Climate
July 12th, 2023
Via Terra Daily, a report on a new study examining the impact of climate change on Tibetan Plateau ice and water resources: This study is led by Dr. Taihua Wang and Dr. Dawen Yang (Tsinghua University), together with experts in the field of both permafrost and glacier including Dr. Tandong Yao, Dr. Xin Li (Institute […]
Read more »California Democrats Chip Away At Historic Water Rights
July 12th, 2023
Via The Center Square, a report that California Democrats are moving forward a bill to chip away historic water rights: The California Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife today passed a bill out of committee that would empower the State Water Board to chip away at historic water rights and significantly reduce rural water allocations. […]
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