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India’s Teesta River Funding: Ambition or Illusion?
May 23rd, 2024
Courtesy of the Asia Times, an article on how India can strengthen its relationship with Bangladesh and counterbalance China’s growing regional influence: During a visit to Dhaka on May 8-9, Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra expressed India’s interest in financing the Teesta River project, marking a significant shift in India’s engagement with Bangladesh regarding this […]
Read more »Mexico City Has Long Thirsted for Water. The Crisis Is Worsening.
May 22nd, 2024
Courtesy of The New York Times, an article on how a system of dams and canals may soon be unable to provide water to one of the world’s largest cities, a confluence of unchecked growth, crumbling infrastructure and a changing climate: A collision of climate change, urban sprawl and poor infrastructure has pushed Mexico City […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: China, India Duel for Riverine Lifeblood of Bangladesh
May 20th, 2024
Via Asia Times, a report on how both China and India are bidding to assist Bangladesh’s Teesta River project, though Beijing’s offer is likely one Dhaka can’t refuse: Bangladesh’s economy faces a perfect storm with double-digit inflation pinching wallets, foreign exchange reserves dwindling and economic growth fading away. To weather the crisis, the government is […]
Read more »The Gen Z Water Dealmaker
May 18th, 2024
Via LAist, a podcast on people with the most power on the Colorado River. [music in] Hey, this is Antonia Cereijido.[CM1] You’re listening to Imperfect Paradise from LAist Studios, the show about hidden worlds and messy realities. My colleague, a correspondent on the show, Emily Guerin , used to be a beat reporter covering the […]
Read more »Colorado River Tribes Can Lease Their Water To Dry States, but Why Is It So Hard?
May 18th, 2024
Via Grist, a look at how the Colorado River Indian Tribes can now lease water to non-Indigenous users along the drought-stricken river, but most nations can’t do the same: The Colorado River Indian Tribes now have the ability to lease their water rights off-reservation, a move that could ease pressures on communities facing the effects […]
Read more »California’s Nuumu People Claim LA Stole Their Water, Now They’re Fighting for Its Return
May 18th, 2024
Via KQED, a report on California’s Nuumu People’s struggle to reclaim their water: When Noah Williams was about a year old, his parents took him on a fateful drive through the endless desert sagebrush of the Owens Valley — which the Nüümü call Payahuunadü — in California’s Eastern Sierra. Noah was strapped into his car […]
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