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The Parched Tiger: India “Will Never Restore Indus Water Treaty”
June 21st, 2025
Via The Frontier Post, a report that India has adopted a very hard line about restoring the Indus water treaty with Pakistan: India will never restore the Indus Waters Treaty with Islamabad, and the water flowing to Pakistan will be diverted for internal use, Home Minister Amit Shah said in an interview with Times of […]
Read more »India-Pakistan Water Pact ‘Outdated’ in Climate Era
June 15th, 2025
Via SciDevNet, commentary that the India-Pakistan water treaty (which governs the sharing of the Indus River) should be strengthened to factor in challenges such as climate change or be scrapped entirely: India unilaterally suspended the 1960 Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan It cited cross-border terrorism but had already been demanding changes Treaty needs updating to […]
Read more »The Colorado River Is Running Low, But The Groundwater Status Is Even Worse
May 29th, 2025
Via the Washington Post, an article on a new study showing that the Colorado River Basin has lost twice as much groundwater since 2003 as water taken out of its reservoirs: The dwindling flow of the Colorado River has alarmed the American West for years, but the water losses happening underground are even worse, according to […]
Read more »Trump Forces Mexico to Share More Water Along the Rio Grande
May 29th, 2025
Via Circle of Blue, a report on how President’s stern hydro diplomacy is criticized as temporary and damaging: Mexico’s announcement late last month that it would send water to the United States to meet its treaty requirement to meet the needs of residents in the Rio Grande Valley was seen by President Claudia Sheinbaum as a step […]
Read more »Tribal Interests in the Future of the Colorado River
May 22nd, 2025
Via Native American Rights Fund, an article on Tribal interests in the future of the Colorado River: The Colorado River Basin is home to thirty federally recognized Tribal Nations,[i] each with unique histories, cultures, and relationships to the Colorado River and its tributaries. These Tribal Nations rely on the River for various purposes, including cultural and […]
Read more »Are Data Centers a Threat to the Great Lakes?
May 22nd, 2025
Via Circle of Blue, a report on one of the poorest cities in Michigan which has a proposed $3 billion data center as a potential lifeline — but environmentalists and locals warn of high costs to water, climate and community: Benton Harbor on Lake Michigan’s southeast coast is known to visitors for its vacation feel […]
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