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Two Nations, One Aquifer
July 28th, 2017
Via the Albuquerque Journal, an article on U.S. and Mexican management of the Mesilla Bolson aquifer: Deep underground, beneath the 18-foot steel wall that divides parts of the U.S. and Mexico border, the aquifer upon which both sides depend pays the barrier no mind. The water is there for the taking, first come, first served. […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India And Israel Cooperate On Water Management
July 28th, 2017
Via Eurasia Review, a look at cooperation between India and Israel in the water sector: In July 2017, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Israel. This was the first visit of an Indian prime minister to Israel, marking 25 years of diplomatic relations. The visit elevated bilateral relations to a ‘strategic partnership’ between the two […]
Read more »Why Turkish Dams Could Push the Region Toward New Conflict
July 26th, 2017
Via Sputnik News, an interesting article on the potential impact that Turkish dams may have upon the Middle East: Turkey plans to construct 22 new dams in the South Anatolia region but such a decision has already sparked concern of Iranian authorities, as this construction will lead to the drying up of two major water […]
Read more »Water Dispute Between Iran and Afghanistan Sees New Developments
July 24th, 2017
Via Iranian Diplomacy, an article looking at the potential to find a peaceful solution, despite escalating rhetoric in Afghanistan over a water dispute with Iran: Afghanistan is a mountainous, landlocked country. Thus, rivers are the country’s sole water resources, i.e. its lifeline. On the other hand, more than three decades of war, chaos, and absence of a […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India Hastens Hydropower Projects In Jammu And Kashmir
July 24th, 2017
Via Third Pole, a look at India’s determination to utilize the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty to the full: At a time when hydropower dams are running into challenges across South Asia, and being dismantled in the US and Europe, the government of India is planning speedy construction of eight hydroelectricity projects in the Himalayan state of […]
Read more »Is Syria Really A ‘Climate War’?
July 22nd, 2017
Via The Conservation, an interesting look at the links between drought, migration and conflict in Syria: The Syrian civil war has raged for more than six years now. You’ve probably heard the following story linking it to climate change: an intense drought, made more likely thanks to global warming, caused “mass migration” within the country from rural to […]
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