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Drought-Hit Iraq’s Crop Farmland To Be Halved
October 19th, 2021
Via Terra Daily, a report on Iraq’s drought impact upon farming: Extreme water shortages in Iraq will halve the area of crops being grown next harvest, the authorities said Monday, following UN warnings calling for “urgent” action. Iraq’s government said the area of farmland with crops would this 2021-2022 season cover “50 percent of the […]
Read more »Egypt Seeking Brazil’s Support In Nile Dam Dispute
October 13th, 2021
Via Al Monitor, a look at Egypt’s outreach for Brazil’s support in Nile dam dispute after Brazil’s election as a nonpermanent member of the UN Security Council: Egypt is trying to win Brazil’s support in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) crisis by capitalizing on Brazil’s accession in June to the nonpermanent membership of the United Nations […]
Read more »Jordan and Israel Sign Countries’ ‘Largest Water Sale’ Deal
October 13th, 2021
Via The Algemeiner, a report on a new water agreement between Jordan and Israel: Israel formally agreed Tuesday to double the amount of freshwater it provides to neighbor Jordan, one of the world’s most water-deficient countries. The agreement is proof that “we want good neighborly relations,” said Karine Elharrar, Israel’s infrastructure, energy and water resource […]
Read more »Central Asia’s Collapsing Water Tower
October 10th, 2021
Via Cryopolitics, an article on Central Asia’s glaciers: Today’s ‘Fieldwork Friday’ photos come from Kyrgyzstan, where I ventured in 2018 during a trip along the ancient Silk Roads crisscrossing Central Asia. Over the course of a three-day trek, with my Kyrgyz guide (who spent his winters working in a reindeer meat processing plant in Yakutia, […]
Read more »Years-Long Drought Pushes Brazil to the Brink
October 7th, 2021
Via Circle of Blue, an article on the impact of Brazil’s worst drought in nearly a century is choking commerce, threatening ecosystems, and diminishing hydroelectric power generation: Parched conditions have gripped Brazil for nearly a decade. Now, as a historic drought stretches into its third year, the country’s economy, energy systems, and environment are tearing at […]
Read more »Kabul Mayor Says City’s Water Supply Could ‘Dry Up’
September 29th, 2021
Via The Frontier Post, an article on Kabul’s precarious water situation: After decades of conflict, climate change and poor water management, Afghanistan’s capital is facing a dire water shortage. The shortage is becoming a bigger problem with every passing day, and has authorities worried. “There is concern that the city could literally dry up,” Kabul […]
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