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Death of the Nile
October 13th, 2017
Via BBC, a look at the plight facing the Nile River: The world’s longest river is sick – and getting sicker Booming populations have dirtied and drained it, while climate change threatens to cut its flow.And some fear that competition over its dwindling waters could trigger a regional conflict. The rains The rot starts at […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: A New Front Opens In Asia’s Water Wars
October 12th, 2017
Via The Asia Times, a report on water politics in Asia: China has long regarded freshwater as a strategic weapon – one that the country’s leaders have no compunction about wielding to advance their foreign-policy goals. After years of using its chokehold on almost every major transnational river system in Asia to manipulate water flows themselves, China […]
Read more »Teesta: A Hungry River
October 7th, 2017
Via Third Pole, an article on how a series of dams and the effects of climate change have deeply undermined food security for the people living along the Teesta river in India and Bangladesh: About ten years ago, people in the small village of Gajoldoba on India’s stretch of the transboundary Teesta River started noticing […]
Read more »Kabul Will Face ‘Major’ Issue in Terms of Fresh Water After 5 Yrs
October 4th, 2017
Via Ariana News, concern over Kabul’s water supply: Kabul residents will face major issue in terms of having access to drinking water after five years, the Energy and Water Minister warned on Monday. Speaking at a gathering held in Kabul, Ali Osmani said: “We are already in crisis in terms of usage of groundwater resources, […]
Read more »Climate Change = Dry Kabul Wetland
October 4th, 2017
Via Third Pole, an interesting report on the degraded condition of Kabul’s largest wetlands: The degraded condition of Kabul’s largest wetland area, and its declaration as a heritage site, are emblematic of Afghanistan’s challenges and efforts to save its water resources The dry condition of Kabul’s largest wetland On Google Maps Kol-e-Hashmat Khan, a 191-hectare […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China Diverts 10 Billion Cubic Meters Of Water From South To North
October 4th, 2017
Via China Daily, a look at China’s massive water diversion project which has so far transferred 10 billion cubic meters of water from the south to the draught-prone north: Some 53.1 million people in northern China have benefited from the country’s massive water diversion project which has so far transferred 10 billion cubic meters of […]
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