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The Parched Tiger: Pakistan’s Water Crisis And The Indus Water Treaty
February 24th, 2017
Via the Eurasia Review, an article on Pakistan’s water crisis and the Indus Water Treaty: It is well known that Pakistan is one of the most “water stressed” countries of the world. Currently its per capita annual water capability is 1017 cubic metres- that is perilously close to a threshold of 1000 cubic metres. Back […]
Read more »Mekong Fisheries Threatened By Chinese Dams
February 13th, 2017
Via China Dialogue, a look at the impact that Chinese dams are causing on the Mekong: Large dams on the Mekong River in China’s Yunnan province have considerable impacts on downstream river flows. This is shown by new research by myself and colleagues at Aalto University in Finland, and published recently in the Journal of Hydropower. The Mekong […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Chinese Hydropower Impacts Mekong River Flow
January 14th, 2017
Via Terra Daily, a report on the impact of Chinese hydropower on the Mekong River: A study led by researchers from Aalto University in Finland reveals that the hydropower projects in China have caused major river flow changes to the Mekong River since the year 2011. An analysis of river flows in Northern Thailand indicates […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: A Familiar Dispute in the Indus River Valley
January 12th, 2017
Via STRATFOR (subscription required), additional analysis of tensions over the Indus River: For centuries, control of the Indus River Basin’s waters has been a point of contention among the region’s inhabitants. Since 1960, the Indus Waters Treaty has governed use of the region’s water between India and Pakistan. But late in 2016, a flare-up between […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Indus Waters Treaty Continues
January 6th, 2017
Via The Third Pole, a report on how – as the World Bank starts shuttle diplomacy between New Delhi and Islamabad to resolve the latest dispute over the Indus Waters Treaty – officials in both India and Pakistan reiterate their support to the treaty itself: India has asked the World Bank not to rush in […]
Read more »A River Runs Through an African Rivalry
January 3rd, 2017
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), analysis of the dispute over the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam which is only the most recent expression of a longstanding conflict over the Nile: Forecast The competition to secure water from the Nile River will create problems for Egypt and Ethiopia, much as it has for centuries. The countries will, […]
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