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A Water War Is Starting To Boil Between U.S. and Mexico
May 18th, 2024
Via The Washington Post, a report on water tensions between the U.S. and Mexico in south Texas, where a water shortage killed the sugar industry and could slow growth in booming border towns: A water dispute between the United States and Mexico that goes back decades is turning increasingly urgent in Texas communities that rely […]
Read more »Nevada May Expand Cash-for-Water Rights Programs for Imperiled Regions
May 17th, 2024
Via Las Vegas Review Journal, a report on Nevada’s plans to expand cash-for-water rights programs for imperiled regions: The Las Vegas Valley gets almost all its water from the Colorado River. But in the rest of the state, thousands of homes rely on groundwater wells, relying on a resource they have a right to use […]
Read more »Will Mexico City Run Out of Water?
May 15th, 2024
Via Scientific American, a report on Mexico City’s water crisis: The global press recently warned that as early as June 2024, Mexico City, home to 22 million people, could face “Day Zero—the complete loss of fresh water at the taps. The situation on the ground, although dire, is more nuanced. “Day Zero is a bit […]
Read more »Energy, Cash and Climate Shape Talks Over the Giant Itaipu Dam
May 8th, 2024
Via Dialogue Earth, an article on how – after 50 years – the treaty on Brazil and Paraguay’s shared dam is up for renewal. A deal is close, but frictions and questions for the future remain: As Paraguay’s new president Santiago Peña took office in 2023, another milestone was being reached at the nation’s eastern […]
Read more »In a Dammed and Diked Mekong, a Push to Restore the Flow
May 8th, 2024
Via Yale e360, a look at the Mekong which – facing increasing land subsidence, saltwater intrusion, and flooding linked with development – has Vietnam committed to changing its approach to managing the Mekong Delta. New initiatives call for retrofitting dikes and dams to restore flood regimes, using nature as a guide. We depart from Can […]
Read more »What Will It Take For Bangladesh and India To Sign Transboundary River Agreements
May 8th, 2024
Via Global Dialogue, a look at the need for Bangladesh and India to talk about sharing water on two major rivers, the Teesta and Ganges. But experts on both sides say much depends on political consensus and the right atmosphere for negotiations Bangladesh’s ruling party, the Awami League, started its fourth consecutive term in government this year […]
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