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States Near Historic Deal To Protect Colorado River
May 17th, 2023
Courtesy of The Washington Post, an article on a potential historic deal to protect the Colorado River: After nearly a year wrestling over the fate of their water supply, California, Arizona and Nevada — the three key states in the Colorado River’s current crisis — have coalesced around a plan to voluntarily conserve a major portion of […]
Read more »Morocco Boosts Funding, Ambitions for 30-Year Water Plan
May 17th, 2023
According to the World Bank, nearly 88 percent of water in Morocco, one of the world’s most water-scarce countries, is used for agriculture. By 2050, without significant change, water availability is projected to fall, further straining the drinking water supply for the nation’s 37 million residents. In 2020, the country announced a 30-year National Water […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Mekong Water Use Tests China’s Claimed ‘Good-Neighborliness’
May 16th, 2023
Via The Pacific Forum, a look at China’s use of Mekong River water: China claims to be a uniquely benevolent international actor—a great power that, unlike other great powers past and present, does not practice “power politics” (self-interested bullying of smaller states) and is not “selfish” or warlike. The PRC government styles itself as the custodian of principles […]
Read more »Iran Pursuing Water Rights from Helmand River
May 15th, 2023
Via Tasnim News, a report that Iran is pursuing water rights from Afghanistan’s Helmand River Securing Iran’s water rights from the Helmand (Hirmand) River is a major priority of the government, Minister of Energy Ali Akbar Mehrabian said, adding that the country will make its utmost effort in this regard. Mehrabian made the comment late […]
Read more »U.S. West: When One Almond Gulps 3.2 Gallons of Water
May 13th, 2023
Via The New York Times, commentary on the water shortage in the U.S. West: When interviewing people in their homes here, I didn’t have the heart to ask them if I could use the bathroom. There’s no water to spare, so some families flush only once a day. As for showers, they’re rationed and timed: […]
Read more »Lake Powell Is Rising, but Megadrought’s Effects Still Felt
May 12th, 2023
Courtesy of The Washington Post, an article on how a large snowpack is quickly melting into the critical Colorado River reservoir, but experts say it will do little to reverse the effects of a historic megadrought: Weeks after the surface of Lake Powell sunk to an all-time low, the key Colorado River reservoir is rising more […]
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