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The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: Water Race Between India And China Over The Brahmaputra
November 9th, 2017
Via Eurasia Review, an opinion piece on the tussle between India and China over the Brahmaputra River: As the news about diversion of water of Brahmaputra published in Chinese media on 29 October ’17, it invites much repercussion from different fields in India and Bangladesh. People have expressed deep concern over diversion plan of China. […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Tapping the Asian Water Tower Remains a Chinese Pipedream
November 8th, 2017
Via Future Directions International, a look at China’s alleged plans to build a water tunnel from Tibet to western China: Background According to a report in the South China Morning Post, Beijing plans to construct a tunnel, one thousand kilometres in length, to divert water from the Yarlung Tsangpo (as the Brahmaputra River is known in […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s Groundwater Crisis: The Consequences of Unsustainable Pumping
November 8th, 2017
Via Future Directions International, a report on India’s groundwater crisis: Key Points India’s groundwater usage is the highest in the world and supplies 85 per cent of drinking water in rural areas. Most groundwater is used for agricultural irrigation and an improvement in the industry’s water efficiency is essential for reducing groundwater demand. The depletion […]
Read more »Israel: Effective Supply-Side Solutions but is Water Security Still Threatened?
November 8th, 2017
Via Future Directions International, a look at Israel’s water security: Background With two-thirds of the country classed as arid, and the other third semi-arid, Israel has always had to generate creative solutions to ensure that it remains water-secure. Israel has successfully generated surplus water, an effort that is praised by countries facing similar water shortages. […]
Read more »Regional Cooperation and Water Security In South Asia
November 8th, 2017
Via Future Directions International, a two piece series on regional cooperation and water security in South Asia: Key Points Strong governance mechanisms between countries are crucial to ensuring that physical supplies of water throughout the region are maintained and able to sustain agricultural production. India and Pakistan have developed what is considered to be a […]
Read more »Water: From Thales to Israeli-Palestinian Apartheid
November 4th, 2017
Via The Politic, thoughtful commentary on how an ancient philosopher’s theory brings water politics in Israel and Palestine to the fore: ON A SCORCHING day in Tel Aviv, a child kicks off her flip flops and dives into her family’s private pool. Her mother, watering can in hand, watches her play from across the garden. About one […]
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