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As U.S. West Withers, Corporations Consolidate Land and Water Rights
December 9th, 2021
Via Circle of Blue, a look at how – with farms, ranches and rural communities facing unprecedented threats – a worrying trend leads to a critical question: Who owns the water? Ghost cattle—200,000 made-up heifers. A massive fraud rocking eastern Washington’s arid ranching communities, leading to criminal charges and bankruptcy. The Church of Jesus Christ […]
Read more »Iraqi Water Ministry Moves To File Lawsuit Against Iran Over Water Policy
December 9th, 2021
Via The National, an article on the Iraqi water ministry’s moves to file a lawsuit against Iran: Iraq has completed procedures to file a lawsuit with the International Court of Justice against Iran’s water policy. The construction of dams in upstream Turkey, Syria and Iran has choked off some of the flow of the Tigris and Euphrates over the […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Can Darjeeling’s Thirst Be Quenched?
December 9th, 2021
Via India Water Portal, a look at the reasons behind a growing water crisis in Darjeeling and what can be done to deal with the situation: India’s urban population is expected to grow around 800 million by 2050, which is predicted to create major challenges for urban water management. This is increasingly becoming obvious in hill […]
Read more »Iran’s “Water Bankruptcy”
December 6th, 2021
Via the US Institute of Peace, a detailed commentary on Iran’s water scarcity crisis: In mid-July 2021, a water shortage sparked protests in the southwest province of Khuzestan that then spread to other provinces over the next weeks. How has water escalated as a national issue? What are the long-term political implications? Water is intrinsically […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: What Chinese Dams in Laos Tell Us About the Belt and Road Initiative
December 6th, 2021
Via The Diplomat, a look at what Chinese dams in Laos tell us about Chinese ambitions and objectives: With nearly $900 billion in investment across nearly 140 countries, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has sparked significant debate. Much of this debate has focused on the professed grand strategic aims of the project, leading to […]
Read more »Saving a Water-Stressed Middle East
December 6th, 2021
Via The Cairo Review, a look at how inefficient water management exacerbates water insecurity in the MENA region: The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) will be the most severely affected by climate change. A report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change forecasts that this region will inevitably experience shorter and warmer winters, hotter and drier […]
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