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Sudan – Land of Water and Thirst; War and Peace
January 9th, 2010
Via The Circle of Blue, a detailed analysis of the critical role that water plays in the potential for peace in Sudan. As the article notes: “As we approach the January 2011 date for the referendum on the south, and as we see Darfur seemingly in an eerily, but uncertain, peaceful period, we need to […]
Read more »The Ring Tide of Mideast Water Tension: Neo-Ottomanism & Turkey As A Hydrological Superpower
January 9th, 2010
Courtesy of NPR, an interesting look at the acute water shortage in the Middle East, and downstream resentment from Arabs, Iraqis and the Syrians that Turkey is growing into a hydrological superpower. As the article notes: The massive Ataturk Dam (shown here in 1992), in southeast Turkey, harnesses water for one of the biggest irrigation […]
Read more »The Great Himalayan Watershed: Water Shortages, Mega-Projects and Water Politics in China, India, and Southeast Asia
January 7th, 2010
Courtesy of Japan Focus, a detailed look at Himalayan water shortages and politics among China, India, and Southeast Asia. As the article notes: “…Since we tend to take water for granted, it is almost a bad sign when it is in the news; and lately there have been plenty of water-related stories from South, East, […]
Read more »India and Bangladesh Hoping To Cooperate On Water Sharing Issues
January 5th, 2010
Via Thaindian news, a report that Bangladesh and India recently began talks to thrash out a pact on the sharing of Teesta river waters. As the article notes: “…Water sharing of the Teesta river will dominate the two-day secretary level talks of the Joint Rivers Commission, The Daily Star reported Monday. Bangladesh is hopeful of […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Water Pressure in Southern China
January 2nd, 2010
Courtesy of The New York Times, details of a recently released report examining the water supply situation in southern China and the Pearl River Delta, where competing political interests of Guangzhou Province, Hong Kong, and Macau battle with growing industrial powers for a limited supply of water. As the article notes: “…Drinking water has rarely […]
Read more »Pakistan & India: Increased Water Tension
January 2nd, 2010
Via Socyberty, a report on the water resource challenges facing Pakistan, and the increasing pressure these constraints are placing on the India-Pakistani relationship & the long-established Indus Water Treaty. As the article notes: “…Pakistan water resources are distinctive and limited. During the last few years due to scanty rains in Balochistan, lower Punjab and Sindh […]
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