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On Euphrates, Global Warming Beginning To Mirror Bible’s ‘End of World’ Scenario
May 16th, 2026
Via The Cool Down, a look at the dire condition of the Euphrates River: The Euphrates River, a waterway closely tied to both early civilizations and biblical history, is shrinking rapidly as rising global temperatures, prolonged drought, and heavy water use increasingly strain freshwater supplies in the Middle East. That has renewed interest in a […]
Read more »The Looming Climate and Water Crisis in the Middle East and North Africa
March 9th, 2026
Via Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a look at why addressing MENA’s water scarcity and improving water management will be immensely important for ensuring the region’s stability, sustainability, and well-being in the face of a changing climate: Introduction The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is naturally prone to being hot and dry, in […]
Read more »What Happens If Istanbul’s Water Supplies Run Dry?
February 25th, 2025
Via BBC, a report on Istanbul – one of the world’s biggest cities – whose rapid expansion is putting enormous stress on its water supplies: Jodie Harburt often talks about the buzzard. In the wetlands of ?ile, the town she lives in – absorbed many years ago into greater Istanbul – Harburt used to see […]
Read more »Three International Water Conflicts to Watch
November 15th, 2024
Via Geopolitical Monitor, a report on three international water conflicts that bear watching: International water conflicts are a prisoner’s dilemma fundamentally rooted in geopolitics. Neither up nor downriver states can live without it, and water is the lifeblood of development and economic growth. Yet one (upriver) state has a fundamental advantage over the other (downriver) state. […]
Read more »Three International Water Conflicts to Watch
October 11th, 2024
Via Geopolitical Monitor, a report on three international water conflicts to watch: International water conflicts are a prisoner’s dilemma fundamentally rooted in geopolitics. Neither up nor downriver states can live without it, and water is the lifeblood of development and economic growth. Yet one (upriver) state has a fundamental advantage over the other (downriver) state. All […]
Read more »Turkey’s President’s Erdogan in Rare Iraq Visit to Discuss Water, Oil, Security
April 25th, 2024
Via Energy Daily, a report on Turkey’s President’s Erdogan rare visit to Iraq to discuss water, oil, and security: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived Monday in neighbouring Iraq for his first state visit there in years, with water, oil and regional security issues expected to top the agenda. Erdogan was greeted with a 21-gun salute […]
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