BLOG
GCC Backs Egypt In Nile River Dam Dispute With Ethiopia
December 16th, 2021
Via Al Monitor, a report that many Gulf states are backing Egypt in its Nile river dam dispute with Ethiopia: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) expressed support for Egypt on Sunday in its dispute with Ethiopia over the Nile river. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with representatives of GCC member states yesterday. Shoukry said […]
Read more »Iraqi Water Ministry Moves To File Lawsuit Against Iran Over Water Policy
December 9th, 2021
Via The National, an article on the Iraqi water ministry’s moves to file a lawsuit against Iran: Iraq has completed procedures to file a lawsuit with the International Court of Justice against Iran’s water policy. The construction of dams in upstream Turkey, Syria and Iran has choked off some of the flow of the Tigris and Euphrates over the […]
Read more »South Asia’s Water Crisis: A Problem Of Scarcity & Politicization
November 22nd, 2021
Via JetSet Times, a report on South Asia’s Water scarcity has emerged particularly as a highly contentious and critical issue within South Asia, one of the world’s most dynamic regions and home to nearly two billion people. One of the recently released United Nations World Water Development Reports warns that by 2030, only 60% of the world’s […]
Read more »International Hydro-Diplomacy
November 9th, 2021
Via The Stimson Center, an article on a call to action on transboundary water governance in the Himalayan region, Central Asia, and the Euphrates-Tigris river basin: Water, a resource that is becoming increasingly scarce, is critical in sustaining human life. The last century has witnessed a multifold increase in global water demand despite its waning availability. […]
Read more »The Indus Waters Treaty: India and Pakistan’s Water Divorce
November 2nd, 2021
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at how the problems and opportunities associated with the Indus Basin have changed as well, making it time for a new treaty: Imagine yourself walking along the banks of the Jhelum River. You begin your trek at Verinag, walking along the arcade and garden built by Emperor Jahangir in […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Red Flag River and China’s Downstream Neighbors
October 23rd, 2021
Via The Diplomat, an article on China’s proposed mega-water transfer project is already sparking fears amongst countries downstream of the impacted rivers: The Red Flag River Water Diversion Project Proposal (Red Flag River) is a new enormous inter-basin water diversion proposal in China. It is not an official project and has not received approval from the Chinese government; however, since […]
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