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Pakistan: Question of Water Scarcity and Water Security
April 29th, 2025
Via Dawn, a Pakistani perspective on the recent decision by India to withdraw from the Indus Water Treaty: India’s recent suspension of the Indus Water Treaty marks a grave turning point in regional politics and underscores a critical imperative for Pakistan: to resolve its internal political squabbles with utmost urgency. At a time when external pressures threaten […]
Read more »Blood For Water? Why India Is Within Its Rights To Withdraw From Indus Water Treaty
April 29th, 2025
Via Stagecraft and Statecraft, commentary on why India is within its right to withdraw from the Indus Water Treaty: When the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) was signed in 1960, it was an act of extraordinary generosity on India’s part. Despite being the upper riparian state, India reserved for Pakistan over 80% of the Indus Basin […]
Read more »The Indus Waters Treaty: Colonial Legacies, Cold War Geopolitics, and Climate Challenges
April 27th, 2025
Via The Diplomat a look at how the recent suspension of the Indus Water Treat offers India a chance for renegotiation, while Pakistan faces limited options to uphold its current status: India has suspended the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan following a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir that killed at least 27 civilians. This is the […]
Read more »India’s Suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty With Pakistan Could Backfire
April 25th, 2025
Via The Diplomat, a report on India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty which could prompt China to block the Brahmaputra River, which supplies around 30 percent of India’s fresh water and about 44 percent of its total hydropower potential: Tensions between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan have escalated sharply after a militant attack at […]
Read more »Colorado River Is Drying Up and Scientist Finally Know What The Mystery Is
April 18th, 2025
Via AS.com, an article on the concerns that reservoirs could reach deadpool levels in the next few years are very real, with water levels down 20 percent over the past century: The Colorado River is one of the few perennial water supplies for some of the hottest and driest zones of the United States. It provides water for over 40 […]
Read more »Kansas Farmers Dramatically and Profitably Pare Water for Irrigation
April 17th, 2025
Via Circle of Blue, a report on how a much lower draw on Ogallala Aquifer has not hindered region’s giant farm economy. To save a dying aquifer – or at least their piece of it – a group of roughly 60 farmers in northwest Kansas decided on a self-imposed diet. The move a dozen years […]
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