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Hydropower Dams Have Had ‘Profound’ Impact on Mekong River, Monitor Claims
March 9th, 2022
Via The Diplomat, an article on how a year of data from the Mekong Dam Monitor shows the extent of the impact on Southeast Asia’s longest river: Hydropower projects, including a spree of mega-dams in China, have had a significant impact on the midstream reaches of the Mekong River, exacerbating drought conditions and altering the river’s […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India Says All Water Projects Compliant With Indus Treaty
March 5th, 2022
Via MINT, a report on India’s India and Pakistan have discussed the exchange of hydrological and flood data at a meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission during which the Indian side underscored that all its projects are fully compliant with the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty. During the 117th meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission […]
Read more »Pakistan-India Water Disputes
March 5th, 2022
Via The Frontier Post, an article on Pakistan – India water dialogue: The 117th meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) composed of Indus Commissioners of Pakistan and India was held in Islamabad in recent days. The two sides discussed the entire range of water-related issues between both countries under the relevant provisions of the […]
Read more »Slow Death of Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake
March 1st, 2022
Via The Diplomat, a report on the slow death of Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake: For centuries, detailed descriptions to the Tonle Sap have filled the reports and journals penned by foreign visitors to Cambodia. Can you describe what has prompted this attention? What is unique about Cambodia’s “Great Lake”? When you look back at these […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Ganga, Brahmaputra, Indus water levels to rise by 2050
March 1st, 2022
Via Times of India, an article on the forecasted rise in Brahmaputra and Indus rivers by 2050: The Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra river basins, which provide water to the most densely populated areas of south Asia, will see an increase in river ‘runoff’ by 2050 and 2100, according to projections by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change […]
Read more »Russia Captures Key Water Supply Route To Crimea
February 28th, 2022
Via Terra Daily, a report on Russian capture of a key water supply route: Russian forces invading Ukraine said they had taken control of a vital canal to supply water to Moscow-annexed Crimea, which has been suffering from shortages for the past eight years. Crimea received most of its water from Ukraine’s Dnieper River via […]
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