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Climate Change Threatens Asia’s Water Tower
April 7th, 2023
Via Eurasia News, an article on how climate change is threatening Asia’s water tower: Tibet is known as the “Water Tower of Asia,” providing water to about 2 billion people and supporting critical ecosystems in High Mountain Asia and the Tibetan Plateau, where many of the largest Asian river systems originate. This region is also […]
Read more »Argentina’s Farmers Can’t Afford a Drought
April 7th, 2023
Via Geopolitical Futures, an article on Argentina’s drought-driven challenges: Argentina is infamous for its economic malaise, but once a year, from March through May, it gets a reprieve. This is when agricultural exports bring in foreign exchange that Buenos Aires badly needs to carry the economy through the rest of the year. In 2023, however, […]
Read more »Europe Faces Growing Water Crisis As Winter Drought Worsens
April 7th, 2023
Via The Guardian, a report on how multiple European governments are warning of critical water shortages as heatwaves and lack of rain leave river systems depleted: The scenes are rare enough in mid-summer; in early March, they are unprecedented. Lac de Montbel in south-west France is more than 80% empty, the boats of the local sailing club […]
Read more »Disquiet Over India’s Dam Across the Dibang
April 7th, 2023
Via The Diplomat, a report on India’s Dibang Multipurpose project: On February 28, the Indian government approved the construction of a hydropower project across the River Dibang in the Northeast Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The $3.9 billion project is India’s largest-ever hydropower project and at a height of 278 meters, the dam will be […]
Read more »‘A Foundation of Racism’: California’s Antiquated Water Rights System Faces Scrutiny
April 7th, 2023
Via the Los Angeles Times, a report on California’s antiquated water rights system: It’s an arcane system of water law that dates back to the birth of California — an era when 49ers used sluice boxes and water cannons to scour gold from Sierra Nevada foothills and when the state government promoted the extermination of […]
Read more »Egypt Presses On With Mega Water Projects Despite Burden On State Coffers
April 7th, 2023
Via Al Monitor, a report how Egypt – as water scarcity threatens its food and national security – is moving forward with megaprojects to secure alternative water sources: In the desert along the northwestern coast of Egypt, the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation is building the longest man-made artificial river to ensure sustainable water […]
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