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Parched Tiger: In Water-Starved Punjab, Why Plans For A New Irrigation Canal Have Raised Concerns
August 8th, 2024
Via India Express, a report on a new irrigation canal planned in water-starved Punjab: Almost seven decades after the construction of the Bhakra Main Line (BML), Sirhind Feeder, and the Bist Doab canals in the mid-1950s, Punjab wants to spend Rs 2,300 crore on a new irrigation channel, running roughly 150 km in a north-south […]
Read more »Chinese Dam Construction In Afghanistan: Implications for Pakistan
August 7th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a report that Pakistan has long been concerned about dams on transboundary rivers in Afghanistan, but China’s involvement creates an opportunity for regional cooperation: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Water and Energy recently announced that a Chinese company has expressed interest in investing in three large dams on the Kunar River with a collective […]
Read more »The Geopolitics of Cambodia’s Funan Techo Canal
August 7th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a look at geopolitics of Cambodia’s Funan Techno Canal: In Cambodia, the $1.7 billion Funan Techo Canal, which will connect Phnom Penh and the Gulf of Thailand, symbolizes national pride, security, and international trade connectivity. This sentiment is echoed by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and his mentor father, Hun Sen, who […]
Read more »A Seine River in the Americas?
August 7th, 2024
Via El Pais, commentary on whether – after watching athletes and officials bathe in the Seine River during the Paris Olympics – some viewers from other countries probably wondered: could something like this happen in my city? As a development specialist, I was thrilled by France’s decision to use the Olympics to showcase the extraordinary […]
Read more »Projected Water Security of Pakistan
August 7th, 2024
Via Modern Diplomacy, an article on Pakistan’s water crisis: Water security has emerged as a potent non-traditional security concern for Pakistan, endangering the two key referent objects of security: ‘state’ & ‘human’. Water security is grounded on adequate water availability and quality for sustainable socio-economic development; diminution of water-related disasters and water-borne pollution; and curtailment […]
Read more »Cambodia Breaks Ground On Controversial China-funded Canal: Will Be Built ‘No Matter The Cost’
August 6th, 2024
Via AP News, a report on Cambodia breaking ground to build a controversial, China-funded canal to link the capital Phnom Penh to the sea despite environmental concerns and the risk of straining ties with neighboring Vietnam. The $1.7 billion, 180-kilometer Funan Techo canal will connect the country’s capital with Kep province on the country’s south […]
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