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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 […]
Read more »Securing Indus Waters Rights
July 10th, 2024
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on Indus River water tensions: The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) based in The Hague has declared that they have the jurisdiction to preside over the Pakistan-India conflict over the contentious Kishanganga and Ratle hydroelectric projects in the territory of Kashmir. This decision raises one of the oldest and most profound […]
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