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Hydropower Construction Heightens Political Pressure Along Mekong River
August 30th, 2019
Via Circle of Blue, a report on plans by Laos to build big hydropower dams on the Mekong River which are seen by many villagers, the region’s environmental organizations, and some officials in neighboring countries as making a mockery of the river’s natural beauty and its central value as a source of fish, irrigation, and […]
Read more »10 New Dams In Iran To Go Operational By Year Eng
August 28th, 2019
Via The Iran Project, an article on Iran’s expansion of its dam infrastructure: Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said 10 major dams are going to be inaugurated in nine provinces across the country by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 19, 2020). As reported by Tasnim news agency on Sunday, Ardakanian noted […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Whither Flows India’s Water? The Geopolitics of India’s Water Woes
August 23rd, 2019
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), transcript of an interview on 0:00-0:18 Hello, I’m Eugene Chausovsky, a Senior Eurasia Analyst at Stratfor, and this podcast is brought to you by Stratfor Worldview, our premier digital publication for objective geopolitical intelligence and analyses. Individual, team, and enterprise memberships are available at worldview.stratfor.com/subscribe. 0:24-0:42 India, if it was […]
Read more »Egypt Declares Water Emergency As Precaution
August 21st, 2019
Via Al Monitor, an article on Egypt’s water crisis: Though water-scarce Egypt is on the verge of flood season, Cairo has declared a state of emergency due to a decline in water flow from last year. Yet water experts say the country is in good enough shape because of its reserves and water conservation measures. “The job of […]
Read more »Mekong River Strikes Another Record Low
August 20th, 2019
Via The Diplomat, a report on the Mekong’s plight: In recent weeks, the Mekong River, one of the world’s longest and largest rivers, which has been under peril due to a confluence of development, demographic, and geopolitical pressures, has been at its lowest levels in a century. Dams upstream are holding back much needed water amid […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Climate Change, Groundwater & Agriculture In India
August 19th, 2019
Via China Water Risk, an interesting report on groundwater in India: India is the largest groundwater user at 25%; in the 1970s groundwater irrigation & other tech sparked the Green Revolution that is linked to the country’s food security but can this continue? Over-extraction has compromised India’s climate resilience & rainfall variability is making the […]
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