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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 […]
Read more »Water Crisis In Iran May Lead To Future Conflict
July 18th, 2017
Via the Iran News Update, commentary on Iran’s water crisis: An open letter from an organisation dedicated to treating the water crisis in Iran criticising Iranian President Hassan Rouhani for his mishandling of the crisis has been released. The letter, signed by 110 experts, researchers and scientists in the field of water security, warned Rouhani […]
Read more »US Decisions Can Worsen Yemen’s Water Crisis or Alleviate it
July 17th, 2017
Via The Atlantic Council, a report on how – in Yemen – if the US and Saudi backed coalition truly wants to turn the tide of war in their favor, its key concern should be water, not warheads: Yemen is currently facing the region’s most severe water crisis. More than half of the population does […]
Read more »Is Myanmar’s Myitsone Dam Damned?
July 15th, 2017
Via East Asia Forum, an update on the planned Myitsone dam project: On a visit to a camp for internally displaced persons in Kachin State, the words of an interviewee were crystal clear: ‘China is coming to Myanmar for its own profits. When they invest, the Chinese bring their own labour and they discriminate. They […]
Read more »Israel, Palestinian Water Agreement: Glass Half Empty?
July 14th, 2017
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a report on a new water agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Territories: Israel and the Palestinian Authority signed a water-sharing agreement under U.S. mediation. Israel agreed to provide 32 million cubic meters (about 8.5 billion gallons) of water annually to the Palestinian territories. Though the agreement is an advancement […]
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