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Iran Inks Water Deal With France, Sweden
August 29th, 2016
Via The Iran Project, a report on Iran’s growing international outreach on water: The Iranian Energy Minister Chitchian has reported on signing of new water consumption management contracts with Swedish and French firms. Hamid Chitchian, on the sidelines of a meeting with the visiting French Environment Minister Ségolène Royal, pointed to capacities and potentials of […]
Read more »Water Shortages Hit West Bank Palestinians, Provoking War Of Words
August 25th, 2016
Via Reuters, a report on water shortages in Palestine: At the peak of a searing summer, Palestinians living in parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank are suffering from severe water shortages, prompting a war of words between Palestinian and Israeli officials over who is responsible. The Palestinians say Israel is preventing them from accessing adequate […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Irrigation In China
August 17th, 2016
Courtesy of China Water Risk, an interesting look at irrigation in China which – at 55% of total consumption – is the largest user of water in the nation: Irrigation has played an important role in human civilization. China, along with ancient Egypt, India and Mesopotamia, is considered a ‘hydraulic civilization’. The Dujiangyan Irrigation System […]
Read more »Israel: Can A New Source Of Water Help Reduce Conflict In The Middle East?
August 17th, 2016
Via Ensia, a report on how Israel – once one of the world’s driest countries – is now overflowing with water and what it could mean for the region: Ten miles south of Tel Aviv, I stand on a catwalk over two concrete reservoirs the size of football fields and watch water pour into them […]
Read more »Laos’ Thirst For Mekong River Dams Imperils Region’s Fishing and Farming
August 16th, 2016
Courtesy of the Washington Post, a look at Laos’ desire for more Mekong River dams impacts its regional neighbors: Dismissing its neighbors’ pleas, impoverished Laos is rapidly building a Mekong River dam that threatens fisheries crucial to millions of Southeast Asia’s poorest people. The site of the Don Sahong dam, less than 2 kilometers (1 […]
Read more »Brazil: Even With 20% Of The World’s Water Supply, It Is Still Very Thirsty
August 16th, 2016
Via the World Bank, a report on the need for Brazil to improve its water resource management to meet the growing demand for drinking water and for water used in the agricultural and energy sectors: If Brazil has nearly a fifth of the world’s water reserves, then why are water shortages so often in the […]
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