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South Asia’s Looming Water War
February 16th, 2023
Via Project Syndicate, commentary on how the Indus Waters Treaty – widely considered the world’s most generous water-sharing pact – is not meeting a “fair” standard for India, and it is in Pakistan’s interest to remedy that before more tension arises: More than six decades ago, the world’s most generous water-sharing pact was concluded. Under the Indus Waters […]
Read more »South Sudan’s Oil and Water Give It Bargaining Power – But Will It Benefit The People?
February 16th, 2023
Via The Conversation, a look at how South Sudan’s oil and water give it bargaining power – but will it benefit the people? South Sudan has long been one of east Africa’s most unstable states. But surging external interest in its resources and the diplomatic agility of its rulers are again underlining how pivotal the country remains […]
Read more »Lessons Emerge As Seven Thirsty States War Over Colorado River Water
February 16th, 2023
Via The Harvard Gazette, commentary on the Colorado River crisis where the U.S. will decide on apportionment as demand grows due to rising populations in the West and a shrinking supply due to drought: Seven Western states, which include some of the fastest-growing in the nation, get some of their water from the Colorado River. […]
Read more »Water Shortages Threaten to Increase Violence and Disappearances in Mexico
February 16th, 2023
Via Scientific American, commentary on the link between water shortages and violence in Mexico, and a call for the U.S. government to fund water-saving efforts in Mexico if it wants to quell Mexico’s drug violence: In 2006, Mexico declared war against drug traffickers in the wake of escalating inter-cartel warfare. Since then, there have been […]
Read more »This Native American Tribe Is Taking Back Its Water
February 15th, 2023
Via Smithsonian Magazine, an article on how – with a new state-of-the-art irrigation project – Arizona’s Pima Indians are transforming their land into what it once was – the granary of the Southwest: Cradling her 4-year-old son, Cowboy, Camille Cabello watches tumbleweeds blow across an emerald green field of newly sprouted alfalfa toward a small […]
Read more »The Winds of Change: The Social and Political Cost of Climate Inaction in Central Asia
February 15th, 2023
Via The Diplomat, an article on how climate change may be an “accelerant” for global cooperation, but it also poses significant social, political, and geopolitical challenges in Central Asia: Climate change is a global issue that affects many regions of the world, including Central Asia. The region is experiencing unprecedented climate crisis, causing significant changes […]
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