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Oil, Gas, and Water: Cooperation in The South Caucasus
July 4th, 2009
Via Circle of Blue, an interesting report on a model of cooperation between Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan over water that may disprove the assumption that competition for water can only trigger conflict. As the article notes: “…It is often assumed that competition for water will trigger conflict. But in the South Caucasus — a globally […]
Read more »Rising Tide Of Tension Between Turkey & Iraq
May 20th, 2009
Via Seed Daily, a report on increasing water tensions between Turkey and Iraq. As the article notes: “…Iraq faces an agricultural “disaster” this summer if Turkey continues to retain waters from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers which have sustained Iraqi agriculture for millennia, experts say.The controversy over the sharing of the mighty rivers at the […]
Read more »Turkey: A Regional Water Superpower…Engaging In Water Politics
March 31st, 2009
Via Stratfor (subscription required), interesting analysis of Turkey’s water dominance in a parched Middle East. As the report notes: “…During a recent visit to Baghdad to discuss joint efforts against Kurdish rebels, Turkish President Abdullah Gul reportedly promised to double the amount of water allocated to Iraq from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. His pledge […]
Read more »Turkey Promises To Double Water To Iraq
March 26th, 2009
Via Terra Daily, a report that Turkey has promised to double the amount of water allocated to Iraq from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. As the article notes: “…The announcement followed two days of talks during Gul’s visit to Baghdad, the first in 33 years by a Turkish head of state, on what is a […]
Read more »Turkey, Syria, and Iraq: Great Anxiety Downstream
March 18th, 2009
Via Energy Daily, a detailed look at issues related to Turkey, Syria and Iraq’s mutual sharing of the Tigris and Euphrates’ 303,000-square-mile river basin watershed. As the article notes: “…For Damascus and Baghdad, the bad news is that the Euphrates’ flow is 88 percent controlled by Turkey, 9 percent by Syria and only 3 percent […]
Read more »Conflict, Cooperation, and the New ‘Great Game’ in the Kura-Araks Basin of the South Caucasus
August 7th, 2008
As recently highlighted by the Water SISWEB, the Kura-Araks Basin of the South Caucasus may be the scene of conflict, cooperation, and a new ‘Great Game’ over water in Central Asia. As the article notes: The Kura-Araks river basin, the largest in the South Caucasus, is an international catchment with five countries – Armenia, Azerbaijan, […]
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