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The Parched Tiger: India Fast Tracks Hydro Projects In Disputed Kashmir
March 15th, 2017
Via Newsweek, a report on recent actions by India to fast track hydropower projects in Kashmir: India has fast-tracked hydropower projects worth $15 billion in Kashmir in recent months, three federal and state officials said, ignoring warnings from Islamabad that power stations on rivers flowing into Pakistan will disrupt water supplies. The swift approval of […]
Read more »Water Management In Afghanistan
March 5th, 2017
Via Ariana News, a report on water management in Afghanistan: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani in the 4th National conference “ Water and Sustainable Development” held in Presidential palace declared water as one of the key important sources for development of Afghanistan and insisted on comprehensive management of Water, saying well management of water will decrease poverty […]
Read more »Afghanistan’s Water-Sharing Puzzle
March 2nd, 2017
Via Third Pole, an interesting look at the long conflict between Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran over scarce water resources: Pakistan and Iran have always had historical claims over the water resources of Afghanistan. These claims have always been rejected by Afghanistan. The chaotic politics of water between Afghanistan and its neighbours has a long history, […]
Read more »Afghanistan-Pakistan Treaty on the Kabul River Basin?
March 2nd, 2017
Courtesy of The Third Pole, an article on how, while both Pakistan and Afghanistan would benefit from a treaty to manage the Kabul river basin, deep mistrust, scaremongering, and a lack of preparation is damaging the chances: The Kabul river flowing past Jalalabad Pakistani officials and experts have, time and again, suggested the negotiation of […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Pakistan’s Water Crisis And The Indus Water Treaty
February 24th, 2017
Via the Eurasia Review, an article on Pakistan’s water crisis and the Indus Water Treaty: It is well known that Pakistan is one of the most “water stressed” countries of the world. Currently its per capita annual water capability is 1017 cubic metres- that is perilously close to a threshold of 1000 cubic metres. Back […]
Read more »Water Security: Pakistan’s Most Critical Development Challenge
February 6th, 2017
Via UNDP, a look at Pakistan’s water crisis: “Water is not only for life … water is life.” This quote by the United Nations Secretary-General reflects the critical importance of water as a need that connects all aspects of human life. People’s well-being and their economic development are profoundly linked to the availability and usability […]
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