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Bone Dry Afghanistan Faces Future Famines
July 24th, 2021
Via Third Pole, an article on how limate change, bad water management and decades of conflict have left the country unprepared to face worsening droughts due to climate change, with many now fleeing drought and hunger: With scant rainfall meaning little access to clean water either to drink or for irrigation, Khiolo, her husband and […]
Read more »High Crimes: Illegal Marijuan Farms Stealing California’s Scarce Water
July 22nd, 2021
Via CalMatters, a look at how – as drought grips most of California – water thefts have increased to record levels: One day last spring, water pressure in pipelines suddenly crashed In the Antelope Valley, setting off alarms. Demand had inexplicably spiked, swelling to three and half times normal. Water mains broke open, and storage tanks […]
Read more »Protests Over Water Shortages in Iran Turn Deadly In Summer of Drought and Blackouts
July 22nd, 2021
Via The Washington Post, an article on water related protests in Iran: Residents in southwestern Iran have held large protests for nearly a week, denouncing the country’s leadership amid severe water shortages in the region, according to activists and video footage. At least two people have been killed in the unrest. The protests, in oil-rich Khuzestan province along […]
Read more »Egypt Hopes China Can Break Deadlock In Nile Dam Dispute
July 22nd, 2021
Via Al Monitor, an article on how Egypt has turned to China, hoping its leverage will help sway Ethiopia to negotiate on a deal over the dam’s water management: Egypt is following a new policy course on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in latest bid to get Ethiopia to agree to sign a legally binding deal […]
Read more »Central Asia: Running Out of Water
July 22nd, 2021
Via IWMI, an article on water in Central Asia: To ensure that the voices of his region are heard at the upcoming UN Food Systems Summit, Oyture Anarbekov, IWMI’s Country Manager for Uzbekistan, convened a regional dialogue with partners that focused on the challenges facing Central Asia and the interconnected nature of food and water systems. […]
Read more »The Massive Plumbing System Moving Water Across Colorado’s Mountains Has Less To Work With
July 21st, 2021
Via Aspen Public Radio, a look at the massive plumbing system that moves water across Colorado’s mountains which – this year – is finding less to go around: High up on Colorado’s Independence Pass, a narrow, winding road weaves through the evergreens and across mountain streams, up and over the Continental Divide at more than […]
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