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India & Pakistan: On (Water’s) Edge
July 29th, 2009
Via Good Magazine, a detailed look at the Indus Waters Treaty and new threats to its stability in light of the region’s emerging water crisis. As the article notes: “…Halfway between Islamabad and Peshawar, the Indus River dips beneath the smooth six-lane blacktop of Pakistan’s National Highway. One day last month, I stood on the […]
Read more »Water Sharing Pact: De-Ni(l)ed
July 29th, 2009
Courtesy of Terra Daily, a report on that water ministers from Nile Basin countries delayed signing a water-sharing pact already rejected by Egypt and Sudan, who oppose any reduction in their traditional quotas. As the article notes: “…Six months was allocated to solve the problem,” Ethiopian Minister of Water Resources Asfaw Dingamo told reporters at […]
Read more »Water & Food Security in South Asia
July 28th, 2009
Via Columbia’s Earth Institute, a detailed look at the Indian state of Punjab which is in deep (water) trouble, trouble that could impact food & water security throughout South Asia. As the article notes: “…located in the northwest part of the country, is known as the breadbasket of India. Punjab produces 20% of the nation’s […]
Read more »The Last Straw For Failed States?
July 28th, 2009
Via Foreign Policy, yet another sobering look at how climate change & water scarcity may affect failing states around the world: “…Hopelessly overcrowded, crippled by poverty, teeming with Islamist militancy, careless with its nukes—it sometimes seems as if Pakistan can’t get any more terrifying. But forget about the Taliban: The country’s troubles today pale compared […]
Read more »Urgent Talks Over The Euphrates
July 22nd, 2009
Via Terra Daily, a report that Iraq’s water resources ministry is seeking urgent talks with neighbouring Turkey and Syria after the flow of water in the Euphrates river fell by more than half in less than a month. As the article notes: “…The ministry is aiming for “an urgent meeting with ministers and experts from […]
Read more »Parched Earth: A Dwindling Euphrates Hinders Iraq
July 14th, 2009
Courtesy of The New York Times, an in-depth look at how water issues affect the relationship between Iraq, Turkey, and Syria. As the article notes: “…The Euphrates is drying up. Strangled by the water policies of Iraq’s neighbors, Turkey and Syria; a two-year drought; and years of misuse by Iraq and its farmers, the river […]
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