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Colorado River Delta Showing Signs of Life After U.S.-Mexico Deal To Restore Water
August 16th, 2024
Via Science, a report on how a water sharing agreement with the United States has aided restoration of Mexico’s Colorado River delta: A decade-old effort to restore the once parched Colorado River delta in northwestern Mexico appears to be succeeding. Since the United States and Mexico agreed to restore some water to the delta in […]
Read more »Water Treaty Between Mexico and U.S. Faces Biggest Test in 80 Years
August 16th, 2024
Via NPR, a report on 1944 Mexico/U.S. water treaty: Eighty years ago, the United States and Mexico worked out an arrangement to share water from the two major rivers that run through both countries: the Rio Grande and the Colorado. The treaty was created when water wasn’t as scarce as it is now. Water from […]
Read more »Some of Arizona’s Most Valuable Water Could Soon Hit the Market
August 13th, 2024
Via Circle of Blue, a look at how a small tribal community along the Colorado River could become a major player in the state’s water supply: South of Headgate Rock Dam, beyond riverbanks lined with willow and mesquite, the broad floodplain of the Colorado River spreads across emerald fields and sun-bleached earth. The Colorado River […]
Read more »Cambodia Breaks Ground On Controversial China-funded Canal: Will Be Built ‘No Matter The Cost’
August 6th, 2024
Via AP News, a report on Cambodia breaking ground to build a controversial, China-funded canal to link the capital Phnom Penh to the sea despite environmental concerns and the risk of straining ties with neighboring Vietnam. The $1.7 billion, 180-kilometer Funan Techo canal will connect the country’s capital with Kep province on the country’s south […]
Read more »The Intensifying Impacts of Upstream Dams on the Mekong
July 27th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a report on how the Mekong Delta of Vietnam stands to be most in danger in the time of accelerating and intersecting impacts from climate change and hydropower: This year marked another record-setting dry season for the Mekong basin. Mekong Environment Forum, an NGO based in Can Tho City, has assisted the […]
Read more »As Rio Grande Runs Dry, South Texas Cities Look To Alternatives For Water
July 25th, 2024
Via The Texas Tribune, a report on how, as the Rio Grande runs dry, South Texas cities are looking to alternatives for water: The Rio Grande is no longer a reliable source of water for South Texas. That’s the sobering conclusion Rio Grande Valley officials are facing as water levels at the international reservoirs that […]
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