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Afghan Canal A Test For Taliban Ties In Water-Stressed Central Asia
April 9th, 2023
Via Radio Free Europe, commentary on a planned new Afghan canal which will parch an already water-stressed Central Asia: When the Taliban returned to power in 2021 in a lightning military insurrection that toppled Afghanistan’s internationally recognized government, the country immediately fell into diplomatic isolation. Two of Kabul’s neighbors to the north, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, […]
Read more »Taliban Megaproject Could Leave Central Asian Region Without Water
April 7th, 2023
Via , a report on that Taliban’s mega canal project: In Central Asia, the already complicated issue of transboundary waters has become aggravated again. Afghanistan is actively implementing a project to build a giant Koshtepa canal in Balkh province on the border with Turkmenistan. The start of its construction was announced a year ago, AN Podrobno.uz reports. The […]
Read more »The Taliban Are Digging An Enormous Canal
April 7th, 2023
Via The Economist, a report on a mega-project in northern Afghanistan that risks raising regional tensions: Taliban officials have started talking up a new canal under construction in the arid north of Afghanistan. A video recently posted on YouTube shows shiny diggers roaring over sand dunes and workers from different ethnic groups toiling together. The Islamist […]
Read more »The Winds of Change: The Social and Political Cost of Climate Inaction in Central Asia
February 15th, 2023
Via The Diplomat, an article on how climate change may be an “accelerant” for global cooperation, but it also poses significant social, political, and geopolitical challenges in Central Asia: Climate change is a global issue that affects many regions of the world, including Central Asia. The region is experiencing unprecedented climate crisis, causing significant changes […]
Read more »Agricultural Droughts To Continue Across Water-Scarce Central Asia
January 17th, 2023
Via Seed Daily, a report on the agricultural future of water scarce Central Asia: A severe agriculture drought swept Central Asia in 2021 in its early growing season, causing mass die-offs of crops and livestock and leading to increased food prices. This harsh drought is not an independent event but an intensification of a drying […]
Read more »Climate Change and Water Resources in Central Asia: Growing Uncertainty
January 12th, 2023
Via the Central Asian Bureau for Analytical Reporting (CABAR), a look at the impact of climate change on water resources in Central Asia: “Unpredictable water availability with more frequent and severe natural floods and droughts, a growing population and increasing water withdrawals outside the region mean that today’s actions are critical for a sustainable future,” […]
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