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India & China: Cooperating Over Tibetan Glaciers
August 5th, 2009
Via Qatar’s The Peninsula, a report that India and China are engaged in talks to monitor the glaciers in the Himalayas, a strategic border region, and plans to collaborate in climate change negotiations. As the article notes: “…We are talking to the Chinese about monitoring the Himalayan glaciers,†Minister for State for Environment and Forests […]
Read more »Water Tension: Kashmir’s Role In Water Conflict Between India and Pakistan
July 29th, 2009
Courtesy of Good Magazine, a report on the question & role of Kashmir in the growing water tension between India and Pakistan. As the article notes: Victory in Afghanistan, the Obama administration has decided, will require stability in Pakistan. Seeking help in the fight against militants along the Afghanistan border, Washington has sought to de-escalate […]
Read more »India & Pakistan: On (Water’s) Edge
July 29th, 2009
Via Good Magazine, a detailed look at the Indus Waters Treaty and new threats to its stability in light of the region’s emerging water crisis. As the article notes: “…Halfway between Islamabad and Peshawar, the Indus River dips beneath the smooth six-lane blacktop of Pakistan’s National Highway. One day last month, I stood on the […]
Read more »Water Sharing Pact: De-Ni(l)ed
July 29th, 2009
Courtesy of Terra Daily, a report on that water ministers from Nile Basin countries delayed signing a water-sharing pact already rejected by Egypt and Sudan, who oppose any reduction in their traditional quotas. As the article notes: “…Six months was allocated to solve the problem,” Ethiopian Minister of Water Resources Asfaw Dingamo told reporters at […]
Read more »Water & Food Security in South Asia
July 28th, 2009
Via Columbia’s Earth Institute, a detailed look at the Indian state of Punjab which is in deep (water) trouble, trouble that could impact food & water security throughout South Asia. As the article notes: “…located in the northwest part of the country, is known as the breadbasket of India. Punjab produces 20% of the nation’s […]
Read more »The Last Straw For Failed States?
July 28th, 2009
Via Foreign Policy, yet another sobering look at how climate change & water scarcity may affect failing states around the world: “…Hopelessly overcrowded, crippled by poverty, teeming with Islamist militancy, careless with its nukes—it sometimes seems as if Pakistan can’t get any more terrifying. But forget about the Taliban: The country’s troubles today pale compared […]
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