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New Weather Patterns Are Turning Water Into a Weapon
September 5th, 2022
Via Bloomberg, a report on how the melting glaciers of the Himalayas have become a political tool in the tussle between China, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh: It’s well below freezing as Renoj Thayyen climbs to the weather station high up in India’s Karakoram mountains, his Koflach boots crunching shin-deep into the snow. The 50-year-old hydrologist […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: 80% Water Loss Projected In Indus Basin Due To Climate Change
August 23rd, 2022
Via The New Indian Express, an article on the staggering 80 per cent water loss projected in the Indus basin by mid-century due to climate change: An irreversible decline in freshwater storage projected in parts of Asia due to climate change could impact 2 billion people living downstream of the Tibetan Plateau as it could pose […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Multiple Hydropower Projects On Chenab River Ring Alarm Bells
July 8th, 2022
Via Mongabay, an article on multiple hydropower projects on the Chenab river in India: Chenab is an important river in India’s Jammu and Kashmir region and currently has over 12 hydropower projects either commissioned or under construction. Environmentalists and experts in the region also warn that the unchecked growth of such projects may lead to […]
Read more »Can Indus Water Treaty be Renegotiated?
March 9th, 2022
Via Focus Global, commentary on the Indus Water Treaty: It is a happy augury that a 10-member Indian Delegation is currently visiting Pakistan from March 1-3 to take part in the annual meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission, under the leadership of P.K. Saxena, Indian Commissioner for Indus Waters. In 2021, a delegation from Pakistan […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India Says All Water Projects Compliant With Indus Treaty
March 5th, 2022
Via MINT, a report on India’s India and Pakistan have discussed the exchange of hydrological and flood data at a meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission during which the Indian side underscored that all its projects are fully compliant with the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty. During the 117th meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission […]
Read more »Pakistan-India Water Disputes
March 5th, 2022
Via The Frontier Post, an article on Pakistan – India water dialogue: The 117th meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) composed of Indus Commissioners of Pakistan and India was held in Islamabad in recent days. The two sides discussed the entire range of water-related issues between both countries under the relevant provisions of the […]
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