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Trouble Brewing: Maya People in Yucatán Fear New Heineken Plant’s Thirst for Water
October 10th, 2025
Via The Guardian, a look at how Indigenous groups in Mexico opposed to a planned brewery say families already have little access to water – and that their way of life is also under threat: On a summer evening in southern Mexico, a percussion group using water bottles as instruments leads a procession through Mérida, capital […]
Read more »The Dried-Out Subdivisions of Phoenix
October 8th, 2025
Via High Country News, a look at how a groundwater crisis halted the construction of thousands of homes and pitted affordability against environmental concerns: On the far edge of suburban Phoenix, a giant concrete arch spans the Central Arizona Project, dubbed a “Bridge to Nowhere” by developers and neighborhood activists alike. Nobody can use it; […]
Read more »Iran Must Move Capital from Tehran, Says President As Water Crisis Worsens
October 6th, 2025
Via The Guardian, a report that Iran is considering to move its capital from Tehran, says as water crisis worsens, and where subsidence is also ‘a disaster’ in city of 10 million, which consumes quarter of Iran’s water: Iran’s president has claimed Iran has no choice but to move its capital from Tehran to the south of […]
Read more »Rising Waters, Rising Tensions: Nile Floods Reopen Old Wounds Over Ethiopian Dam
October 6th, 2025
Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at how – Ethiopia, viewing the dam as essential for its development, has rejected Egypt’s accusations, stating that regulated water releases have actually mitigated flood damage: Rising waters of the Nile have flooded homes and fields in northern Egypt, forcing residents to evacuate by boat. In the village of Dalhamo, […]
Read more »Thirsty Dragon vs. Parched Tiger: India Plans Its Own Mega Dam To Counter China Water Fears
September 30th, 2025
Via The Frontier Post, a report on Indian plans to build its own mega dam to counter China water fears: On a football field ringed by misty mountains, the air rang with fiery speeches as tribesmen protested a planned mega-dam — India’s latest move in its contest with China over Himalayan water. India says the […]
Read more »How War and Drought Resulted in Lebanon’s Worst Water Crisis in Decades
September 26th, 2025
Via Arab News, a look at how war and drought have resulted in Lebanon’s worst water crisis in decades: With the Litani River drying and Lake Qaraoun at record lows, aid groups warn the crisis could spiral into a nationwide emergency UN agencies say urgent funding is needed to keep Lebanon’s water crisis from triggering […]
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