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US Launches Mekong Partnership as Chinese Debt Trap Closes on Laos
September 16th, 2020
Via Future Directions International, a report on a different type of water politics, one which pertains to geopolitical spread of influence: The United States announced a new Mekong-US Partnership at a virtual summit hosted by Vietnam on 11 September. An initial US$153 million ($210 million) will be made available to Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos to […]
Read more »Iraqi Kurdistan Faces Water ‘Catastrophe’ As Iran Cuts Off Rivers
September 13th, 2020
Via Middle East Eye, a report on how Iraq’s Kurdish region is facing a humanitarian crisis due to Iran’s dam projects and water resources diversion: Iraqi Kurdistan has suffered its fair share of water crises over the decades, but experts warn that a catastrophe is now looming large as Iran blocks major water supplies from the […]
Read more »Mexican Water Wars Turn Deadly
September 13th, 2020
Via Yahoo! News, a report on Mexican water related violence: Mexico’s water wars have turned deadly. A long-simmering dispute about shared water rights between Mexico and the United States has erupted into open clashes pitting Mexican National Guard troops against farmers, ranchers and others who seized a dam in northern Chihuahua state. A 35-year-old mother of three […]
Read more »How To Share A River
September 10th, 2020
Via Project Syndicate, an interesting look at how a similar dispute in South America may offer valuable lessons on Ethiopia and Egypt’s current inability to reach an agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile, raising fears that the entire region may be plunged into conflict: In 2011, Ethiopia launched construction on the […]
Read more »No Water Sharing Between India and Bangladesh
September 9th, 2020
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on the prospect of water sharing between India and Bangladesh: As the current state of affairs stands, there is no water sharing between India and Bangladesh. Only the “husband” India would have the right to have it all (just as Sheikh Hasina also would have it all in terms of her […]
Read more »UAE and Israel Discuss Closer Cooperation in Food and Water Security
September 9th, 2020
Via Future Directions International, a look at how the diplomatic reconciliation between UAE and Israel could lead to closer cooperation in food and water security: The Emirati Minister of State for Food Security and the Israeli Minister of Agriculture discussed opportunities for closer collaboration in achieving better food and water security. Both countries have made significant investments […]
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