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Regional Cooperation and Water Security In South Asia
November 8th, 2017
Via Future Directions International, a two piece series on regional cooperation and water security in South Asia: Key Points Strong governance mechanisms between countries are crucial to ensuring that physical supplies of water throughout the region are maintained and able to sustain agricultural production. India and Pakistan have developed what is considered to be a […]
Read more »Pakistan: Could Face Mass Droughts By 2025
September 23rd, 2017
Via The Independent, an article on Pakistan’s water crisis as as water level nears ‘absolute scarcity’: Pakistan could face drought in the near future according to experts in the country, who have warned the country will approach the “absolute scarcity” level of water by 2025. The Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) made the grim forecast in a […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: China and India Water ‘Dispute’ After Border Stand-Off
September 19th, 2017
Via the BBC, a report on an emerging dispute between China and India over water: China and India may have defused a potential border conflict but the stand-off seems to have led to dispute over another contentious issue: water. Delhi says it has not received any hydrological – the scientific study of the movement, distribution […]
Read more »In Pakistan, Arsenic-Laced Water Puts Millions At Risk
September 13th, 2017
Via WorldCrunch, a report on the tragedy unfolding with Pakistan’s water supply: In vintage crime novels, there is often someone murdered by slow poisoning, and arsenic has been a common weapon of choice. It works the same way in your body — slowly killing you — if it is present in the water you drink beyond a […]
Read more »‘Alarmingly High’ Levels Of Arsenic In Pakistan’s Groundwater
August 24th, 2017
Via BBC, a report on arsenic levels in Pakistan’s groundwater: Up to 60 million people in Pakistan are at risk from the deadly chemical arsenic, according to a new analysis of water supplies. The study looked at data from nearly 1,200 groundwater quality samples from across the country. The resulting risk map shows concentrations well […]
Read more »91% of Karachi’s Water ‘Unfit to Drink’
July 28th, 2017
Via Third Pole, a look at how – faced with leaky pipes, faulty treatment plants and illegal tapping – the government of Pakistan is struggling to provide clean and safe water to Karachi’s galloping population: A man sourcing water in South Karachi In January, Mohammad Riaz, a chauffeur and father of five who lives in […]
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