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Are ‘Water Wars’ Coming to Asia?
September 17th, 2022
Via The Diplomat, a look at how climate change-induced water loss in the Tibetan Plateau further challenges water security from Central to Southeast Asia: A recently published study by a team of scientists from the University of Texas in Austin, Penn State, and Tsinghua University in Nature climate change journal found that terrestrial water storage (TWS) in the Qinghai-Tibet […]
Read more »Forgotten Droughts: Five Regions That Could Soon Face Conflict Over Water
September 14th, 2022
Via EuroNews, a look at five regions of the world which could soon face conflict over water: Millions of people in ‘neglected’ regions could soon face violent conflict over water, according to an early warning tool developed by the Water Peace and Security partnership. News cameras turned to Europe this summer as the continent sweltered through […]
Read more »New Weather Patterns Are Turning Water Into a Weapon
September 5th, 2022
Via Bloomberg, a report on how the melting glaciers of the Himalayas have become a political tool in the tussle between China, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh: It’s well below freezing as Renoj Thayyen climbs to the weather station high up in India’s Karakoram mountains, his Koflach boots crunching shin-deep into the snow. The 50-year-old hydrologist […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: 80% Water Loss Projected In Indus Basin Due To Climate Change
August 23rd, 2022
Via The New Indian Express, an article on the staggering 80 per cent water loss projected in the Indus basin by mid-century due to climate change: An irreversible decline in freshwater storage projected in parts of Asia due to climate change could impact 2 billion people living downstream of the Tibetan Plateau as it could pose […]
Read more »Have Deadly Monsoon Floods Replenished Groundwater to End Long Drought in Pakistan?
August 16th, 2022
Via South Asia Investor Review, an article examining the impact that recent monsoon floods may have upon Pakistan’s drought: Pakistan has seen unprecedented rains followed by massive floods in the current monsoon season. Hundreds of people have lost their lives and tens of thousands have been rendered homeless. After the unfolding of the tragedy, it’s […]
Read more »Tapped Out: Central Asia Might Completely Run Out of Freshwater by 2060
August 16th, 2022
Via Daily Beast, a report on the challenging water future facing Central Asia: The impact of climate change is typically about extremes—and, sometimes, conflicting ones. On the one hand, upticks in global temperatures are expected to melt more glaciers and ice shelves and lead to a dangerous rise in sea levels. On the other hand, we can […]
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