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Pakistan Accuses India of “Stealing” Water
October 9th, 2008
Via The Hindu, a report of increased tension between Pakistan and India over water. As the article notes: “…Accusing India of having “stolen” its share of Chenab river water, Pakistan on Monday threatened to seek arbitration by neutral experts over it even as the two countries prepared to discuss the issue later this month. “India […]
Read more »Ethiopia & Kenya: At The Forefront of the Coming Water Crisis
October 2nd, 2008
Earlier this year (but just discovered now), the Common Language Project explored issues from Ethiopia and Kenya, two countries at the forefront of the world’s coming water crisis. And, as the article notes, the liquid that fuels bodies is becoming even more contentious than the liquid that fuels cars in East Africa: “…As you may […]
Read more »Russia’s Water
September 28th, 2008
From Russia Profile, an interesting look at Russia’s freshwater situation. As the article notes, issues of distribution, pollution, and excessive use abound: “..Rich with almost every resource that matters, Russia never had to worry about the quantity, but rather about the quality. Now, this seems to be particularly the case with water, a resource which […]
Read more »Great Lakes Compact: Another Step Forward
September 27th, 2008
Via Circle of Blue, news that the U.S. House of Representatives has blocked diverting any new water from the Great Lakes and forces bordering states to adhere to new conservation standards. This will prohibit any new diversions of the water to other places. As the article notes: “…As of Tuesday, grandiose visions of Lake Michigan […]
Read more »Battle at the Top of The World Threatens Indian & Pakistan Water Supply
September 24th, 2008
From Abu Dhabi’s The National, a disturbing report on the environmental havoc that India and Pakistan’s 24-year battle for the Siachen Glacier along the disputed border above Kashmir is wreaking, namely the acceleration of glacial melting which feeds the Nubra River, which drains into the Shyok River – a key tributary of the Indus River […]
Read more »Energy, Water, Food: Geopolitical Linkages & Conflicts
September 23rd, 2008
As reported by The Circle of Blue, a new Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a Washington-based bipartisan think-tank, report states that the U.S. needs integrated international water strategy to avert global conflicts over water which could threaten geopolitical stability. As the article notes, 40 percent of the world’s population lives in watersheds shared […]
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