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Erdogan Pledges To Ease Iraq’s Water Shortage
April 7th, 2023
Via Terra Daily, an article on Turkey’s water outreach to Iraq: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged Tuesday to step up the flow of water along the Tigris River to drought-stricken Iraq for one month.Baghdad accuses Ankara of withholding water in dams that choke the Tigris and Euphrates rivers near their point of origin in […]
Read more »Laos Takes Another Step Forward on Controversial Mekong Dam
April 7th, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on continued progress towards the new China-backed Pak Lay hydropower project, one of nine dams that the Lao government has planned for the Mekong River: Yesterday, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported that Thai and Chinese investors have signed a power purchase agreement that opens the way to the construction of a […]
Read more »Water Turmoil In Cameroon’s Boom City Casts Shadow Over Precious Resource
April 7th, 2023
Via Terra Daily, a report on how water turmoil in Cameroon’s boom city is casting a shadow over a precious resource: Dawn breaks in Cameroon’s economic hub, the seething metropolis of Douala, and a crowd gathers at the water spigots by the Guinness brewery in the run-down district of Bassa.They fill up jerrycans and canisters […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Once Again, Teesta River Issue Roils Bangladesh-India Relations
April 7th, 2023
Via The Diplomat, an article on India’s plans to build two additional canals that will draw water from the transboundary river, impacting water flows to Bangladesh: On March 4, the irrigation department of the government of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal acquired around 1,000 acres of land to dig an additional two canals […]
Read more »Dammed Thirsty: The Cross-Border Fight For Water
April 7th, 2023
Via Terra Daily, a look at some of the world’s cross-border fights for water: With half the world experiencing water scarcity for at least part of the year, the huge dams being built by some countries to boost their power supplies while their neighbours go parched are a growing source of potential conflict.Ahead of a […]
Read more »Government: Pakistan Not Facing Water Shortage Amid Stable Freshwater Resources
April 7th, 2023
Via Pakistan’s Technology Times, commentary that Pakistan may not be facing water shortages according to the State of Pakistan’s Agriculture 2023, a report recently published by the Pakistan Business Council and the Pakistan Agricultural Coalition: The availability of freshwater resources has largely remained stable over the past few decades, contrary to popular belief, so Pakistan […]
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