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Water Pressure On Pakistan
August 27th, 2009
Via Reuters, a pessimistic report that Pakistan is running out of water so fast that the shortage will strangulate all water-based economic activity in the country by 2015. This looming water pressure – in a politically dynamic state such as Pakistan with a neighbor (India) drawing from the same water source – is ominous. As […]
Read more »Lake Victoria: Falling Water Levels Give Rise To Increased Politics
August 17th, 2009
Courtesy of The New York Times, an interesting look at the complex issues surrounding Lake Victoria (border confusion, climate change, and waning water & marine resources. As the report notes: “…Migingo, Lake Victoria — This little island doesn’t look like much. It’s a slab of rock, not even an acre big, packed with rusty metal […]
Read more »Iraq, Turkey, and Water: More Than Just Surface Tension
August 13th, 2009
Via Terra Daily, an update on the continuing scrabble between Iraq and Turkey over water flows on the Euphrates River. As the article notes: “…Iraq’s water minister accused Turkey on Tuesday of breaking a promise to increase water flows down the Euphrates river, saying Ankara was actually holding back on the precious commodity.He was responding […]
Read more »Nevada: Don’t Drink The Water In Mexico…
August 9th, 2009
Via The Las Vegas Review Journal, an interesting article suggesting that Nevada may look towards Mexico if various water conservation & desalination efforts in that country take off. As the article notes: “…Talks are progressing among officials from both sides of the border over new joint efforts to squeeze more water out of the arid […]
Read more »India & China: Cooperating Over Tibetan Glaciers
August 5th, 2009
Via Qatar’s The Peninsula, a report that India and China are engaged in talks to monitor the glaciers in the Himalayas, a strategic border region, and plans to collaborate in climate change negotiations. As the article notes: “…We are talking to the Chinese about monitoring the Himalayan glaciers,†Minister for State for Environment and Forests […]
Read more »Water Tension: Kashmir’s Role In Water Conflict Between India and Pakistan
July 29th, 2009
Courtesy of Good Magazine, a report on the question & role of Kashmir in the growing water tension between India and Pakistan. As the article notes: Victory in Afghanistan, the Obama administration has decided, will require stability in Pakistan. Seeking help in the fight against militants along the Afghanistan border, Washington has sought to de-escalate […]
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