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Mexico City’s Water ‘Day Zero’ May Come Even for the Wealthiest Residents
May 26th, 2024
Courtesy of The Washington Post, an article on Mexico City’s water crisis: Raquel Campos’ water issues started in January, when her condo building’s manager sent residents a message saying that the city hadn’t delivered water to its cistern. Four days later, taps in the upscale residence went dry. Campos has lived in the wealthy Polanco […]
Read more »Iran Secures Water Rights from Afghanistan Following Talks
May 26th, 2024
Via The Frontier Post, a report that Iran has secured water rights from Afghanistan following recent talks: The ambassador and special representative of Iran to Afghanistan, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, said that over 300 million cubic meters of Tehran’s water rights have been secured from Afghanistan this solar year through negotiations and agreements with Afghanistan’s interim […]
Read more »Arizona Tribes Were Left Out of Water Decisions Until 1908. Here’s How They Negotiate Today
May 24th, 2024
Via KJZZ, a report on how Arizona tribes, which were left out of water decisions until 1908, negotiate today: Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes. Each is trying to tap into the state’s ever-shrinking supplies of surface and groundwater, and, most of all, the Colorado River, following decades of exclusion. Why do tribes […]
Read more »As Reservoirs Go Dry, Mexico City and Bogotá Stare Down ‘Day Zero’
May 24th, 2024
Via Grist, a report on Mexico City and Bogotá which are both staring down ‘Day Zero’ and what they can learn from Cape Town, which beat a water crisis in 2018: In Mexico City, more and more residents are watching their taps go dry for hours a day. Even when water does flow, it often […]
Read more »Is Myanmar’s Junta About to Revive a Controversial Dam Project?
May 24th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a report that Myanmar’s junta has formed a new committee for the Myitsone hydropower project, which was suspended in 2011: Myanmar’s military junta may be considering reviving the China-backed Myitsone Dam project, which was suspended more than a decade ago after protests over its possible impact on the environment, the Associated Press […]
Read more »Iran: Running Out of Time to Avoid Running Out of Water?
May 23rd, 2024
Via Modern Diplomacy, an article on how water scarcity, exacerbated by climate change, is posing a serious threat to global “hotspots” with Iran among the most vulnerable: Water scarcity, exacerbated by climate change, is posing a serious threat to global “hotspots” with Iran among the most vulnerable. Iran is swiftly approaching a state of “water […]
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