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What India’s River Moves mean for South Asian Water Cooperation
May 10th, 2025
Via Dialogue Earth, commentary on how India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty marks a turning point in transboundary water diplomacy with Pakistan – and could destabilise South Asian regional cooperation: On 23 April, India announced it would suspend the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), a landmark water-sharing agreement with Pakistan signed in 1960. The move marked a […]
Read more »The Great Salt Lake Is Drying. Can Utah Save It?
May 10th, 2025
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on how the loss of the Great Salt Lake would be an environmental disaster with health and economic effects far beyond Utah’s borders. The state is taking action, but critics say it’s not doing enough. Three years ago, when Utah’s Great Salt Lake was at its lowest […]
Read more »India Starts Work On Hydro Projects After Suspending Treaty With Pakistan
May 7th, 2025
Via Dawn, a report that India has started work on several hydro projects after suspending the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan: India has begun work to boost reservoir holding capacity at two hydroelectric projects in the India-occupied Kashmir, sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, after fresh escalation with Pakistan led it to suspend the Indus Waters […]
Read more »Iraq’s Drought: A Climate Warning From The Fertile Crescent
May 7th, 2025
Courtesy of the New York Times, a podcast on Iraq’s water crisis and what it means for the world: As the Middle East braces for another year of extreme heat, climate change is turning the soil to dust in the landscape that has long been known as the fertile crescent — and water has become […]
Read more »Zambia, Zimbabwe Court Investors to Revive $5 Billion Hydro Dam
May 7th, 2025
Via Bloomberg, a report on Zambia and Zimbabwe’s efforts to seek investment for the $5 billion Batoka Gorge hydropower project: Zambia and Zimbabwe are seeking investment for the $5 billion Batoka Gorge hydropower project, which has been delayed due to the pandemic and funding issues. Summary by Bloomberg AI The project aims to build a […]
Read more »Tourist Killings Test Limits of India’s Water Diplomacy
May 4th, 2025
Via Nikkei Asia, a look at how a recent terrorist attack could undermine India’s water treaty with Pakistan: The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) between India and Pakistan has long been hailed as a rare success in transboundary water sharing. It has stood as a beacon of cooperation between two hostile neighbors. Under the treaty, upstream India reserved […]
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