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Pakistan: New Water Conservation Projects Announced
February 14th, 2020
Via Pakistan’s Frontier Post, a report on some new water conservation projects planned in Pakistan: Parliamentary Secretary for Water Resources told National Assembly that government has priortised the construction of big storage dams to overcome the water shortages. He assured the house that construction work on Mohanand Dam on the River Sawat is in progress […]
Read more »As Groundwater Depletes, Arid American West Is Moving East
February 14th, 2020
Via EurekAlert, an article on a new model predicting that loss of groundwater may accelerate drying trends in the eastern US: Even under modest climate warming scenarios, the continental United States faces a significant loss of groundwater – about 119 million cubic meters, or roughly enough to fill Lake Powell four times or one quarter […]
Read more »Climate Change Impacts Afghanistan’s Prospects For Peace
February 11th, 2020
Via National Geographic, a look at the impact that drought and climate change are having upon Afghanistan: As dry months turned to parched years, Fatemeh watched the crops in her northwestern Afghan province of Badghis wither and her cattle die of thirst. Hunger turned to desperation, and eighteen months ago, her farming family begged a […]
Read more »Egypt Has Controlled the Nile For Thousands Of Years, But A New Dam Threatens That
February 9th, 2020
Courtesy of The New York Times, a detailed look at how Ethiopia is staking its hopes on its $4.5 billion hydroelectric dam which Egypt fears it will cut into its water supplies: The Egyptian farmer stood in his dust-blown field, lamenting his fortune. A few years ago, wheat and tomato-filled greenhouses carpeted the land. Now the […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Women Bear Biggest Burden of India’s Water Crisis
February 5th, 2020
Via IDR, a look at how – in India – women are not just integral to addressing the country’s water challenges, they are probably the only ones who can do it at scale: Across cities and villages in India, an impending water crisis is at our doorsteps. India will face a water shortfall of almost 50 […]
Read more »Water Insecurity in Central Asia: A Steppe on the One Belt, One Road Initiative?
January 30th, 2020
Via Future Directions International, a look at water insecurity in Central Asia: Central Asia is integral to Chinese efforts to increase its global connectivity. Natural resource constraints, including access to water, could undermine its influence in the region. Given the legacy of failed foreign water infrastructure in the region, any Chinese efforts to address water […]
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