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Israel’s Water Challenge
January 4th, 2014
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a detailed look at Israel’s water related issues: Filters at the Ashkelon seawater reverse osmosis plant south of Tel Aviv in 2008. Summary Israel’s successful efforts to increase water security will lessen one of the country’s geographical constraints. But new sources of water are more energy intensive, and this could […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Trans-Boundary Water Resources And Uneven Development In Contemporary India
December 14th, 2013
Via Taylor & Francis Online, a detailed look at the already divisive politics of South Asia’s trans-boundary water resources which are further complicated by the rush to construct large- and medium-scale dams in India today: Crisis has many different meanings associated with it, both theoretically and in the particular context of India’s political economy. 1 […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Massive Water Diversion Project Starts Delivering Water
December 13th, 2013
Via Terra Daily, an update on China’s South-to-North water diversion initiative: A portion of China’s massive South-to-North Water Diversion Project has started to supply water. Shandong province will get about 1,200 million cubic feet of water in the first use of the project’s east route, officials said, China Daily reported Tuesday. The three-route project, expected […]
Read more »Does Himalayan Hydro Have The Power To Bring Water Co-operation?
December 11th, 2013
Via Future Directions International, an interesting look at how an alignment of interests is a necessary but not sufficient condition for meaningful co-operation between states over shared hydro resources. Other factors, including domestic cohesion, levels of trust and the effects of power asymmetry all contribute to the balance of conflict and co-operation. Such considerations will […]
Read more »India Fast Tracks Hydropower Dams in Response to China’s Brahmaputra River Diversion
December 7th, 2013
Via Future Directions, an interesting report on how China’s US$62 billion South-North Water Transfer Project has India scrambling to establish a “prior use” claim over the affected water resources of the Brahmaputra River, streamlining a number of large-scale dam projects near the border: Background The Brahmaputra is a strategic water resource for both India and […]
Read more »Conflict On The Nile: The Future Of Transboundary Water Disputes Over The World’s Longest River
November 25th, 2013
Via Future Directions International, an interesting article examining the shifting geostrategic currents in the Nile Basin and evaluating the potential for water crises and interstate conflict as upstream nations develop and Egypt’s reliance on the river increases: Key Points The Nile River has had a major impact on the interstate politics of the region through […]
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