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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 »Lake Powell Is In Big Trouble
March 9th, 2022
Via Gizmodo, an article on how Lake Powell, a crucial reservoir is set to hit a worrisome new low this month, after an exceptionally dry winter: One of the U.S. West’s most important water reservoirs is about to hit a new low. Lake Powell, on the border of Utah and Arizona, is a crucial reservoir along the Colorado […]
Read more »Hydropower Dams Have Had ‘Profound’ Impact on Mekong River, Monitor Claims
March 9th, 2022
Via The Diplomat, an article on how a year of data from the Mekong Dam Monitor shows the extent of the impact on Southeast Asia’s longest river: Hydropower projects, including a spree of mega-dams in China, have had a significant impact on the midstream reaches of the Mekong River, exacerbating drought conditions and altering the river’s […]
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 […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Ganga, Brahmaputra, Indus water levels to rise by 2050
March 1st, 2022
Via Times of India, an article on the forecasted rise in Brahmaputra and Indus rivers by 2050: The Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra river basins, which provide water to the most densely populated areas of south Asia, will see an increase in river ‘runoff’ by 2050 and 2100, according to projections by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change […]
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