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Time To Change Myopic View Of The Mekong
April 7th, 2023
Via The Asia Times, commentary on saving the Mekong, which may require looking below the surface of the river: All eyes this week are on the Mekong, the mighty river that is the lifeblood of Southeast Asia. As prime ministers, diplomats, and business and finance leaders gather in Vientiane for the fourth Mekong River Commission […]
Read more »Pakistan’s Groundwater Aquifer Depleting Faster Than Replenishing
April 7th, 2023
Via Pakistan’s Technology Times, a look at Pakistan’s groundwater crisis: The groundwater aquifer is being depleted more quickly than it can be replenished during extreme climate events, despite the fact that Pakistan has dropped from fifth to eighth place among countries most vulnerable to climate change. The Punjab Irrigation Department’s report made this discovery. The […]
Read more »Parched Tunisia Imposes Water Rationing
April 7th, 2023
Via Terra Daily, a report on Tunisia’s water scarcity challenge: Tunisia announced tight restrictions on water usage, including rationing tap water, on Friday, as the drought-hit country braces for another baking summer.The North African country’s dams are at critical lows following years of drought, exacerbated by pipeline leaks in a decrepit distribution network. The agriculture […]
Read more »Egypt, Sudan Hold Joint Military Drills As Nile Dispute With Ethiopia Drags On
April 7th, 2023
Via Al Monitor, a report on new naval drills which come at a time of heightened tensions with Ethiopia as Addis Ababa works toward completing the filling of its controversial Nile dam without reaching an agreement with its downstream neighbors: Naval forces from Egypt and Sudan have completed joint military drills at the naval base of Port […]
Read more »Changes to Indus Water Treaty Could Raise Hostility Between India, Pakistan
February 17th, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at how proposed changes to the Indus Water Treaty could raise hostility between India and Pakistan: In an unexpected development, India issued a notice to Pakistan in January to amend the 1960 Indus Water Treaty. For Pakistan’s policymakers, the Indian move is aimed at threatening Pakistan with unilateral changes to the treaty if […]
Read more »Does Colorado Need Water-Use Standards Given Impacts of Aridification?
February 17th, 2023
Via Big Pivots, a look at the tension between the fact that agriculture uses the vast majority of water in Colorado, but its cities depend upon Colorado River diversions: Let me give you a precise example of what we’re talking about. An infill housing development took shape a couple of years ago near the Arvada […]
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