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Global Cities Facing Water Risks
June 15th, 2018
Via IWA’s The Source, an interesting look at some of the water challenges facing several of the world’s most at-risk cities: Water visions precede action. Yet it’s easy to offer “building blocks” to plan “sustainable urban water systems” that inform and govern “resilient and liveable cities.” What’s hard is showing how and where to implement […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Managing China’s Water Stress Drop By Drop
June 14th, 2018
Courtesy of World Resources Institute, a report on China’s water stress where the percentage of population in high/extremely high water stress rose 3% in 2010-2015: With more than one-third of its land area facing high or extremely high water stress, China is working hard to match growing demands for freshwater with the available renewable supply. The government is […]
Read more »Turkey Uses Ilisu Dam to Play Politics with Iraq’s Water Supply
June 13th, 2018
Via Future Directions International, a report on Turkey’s use of Ilisu dam to play politics with Iraq’s water supply: Background Turkey’s decision to start filling the Ilisu dam earlier than promised, took Iraq by surprise. Iraq is currently suffering from a water crisis, as drought and the dams built by Turkey slow the flow of […]
Read more »Iran’s Water Crisis: Product Of Decades Of Bad Planning
June 12th, 2018
Via The Washington Post, a somewhat dated but interesting look at Iran’s water crisis: Iran is headed for a water shortage of epic proportions, and little is being done to reverse a decades-long trend that has reduced the country’s water supply to crisis levels. Changes in the global climate, a century of rampant development and […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Delhi’s Groundwater Plummets
June 12th, 2018
Via the Third Pole, a look at India where – as Delhi’s groundwater levels fall to crisis levels – the government moves to limit the use of borewells, a move that activists say is far from enough and not based on any detailed information of water needs and usage: As the summer season begins in […]
Read more »Tehran Faces Crisis As Iran’s Water Supply Runs Low
June 11th, 2018
Via Circle of Blue, a report on Tehran, which could soon be the epicenter of Iran’s water crisis: Iran is on the fast track to severe water scarcity. The semi-arid country faces an onslaught of threats to its water supply, including climate change, population growth, mass migration, political instability, and resource mismanagement. Tehran, the capital and […]
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