Environmental Security February News Update
…the most conspicuous impact of Himalayan glacial melt, the long-term impacts to water security will be far more severe. As climate change accelerates, glacial melt, and the resulting water that…
Brian Eyler cited in article on the dam-driven droughts causing record-breaking lows in the Mekong river’s water levels
…Yunnan province, the Nikkei Asian Review reported. Chinese water officials said it was for grid maintenance. China has also promised to release more water from the dam. Read full article. …
Sticklor offers four ways to help combat water scarcity in Christian Science Monitor
Russell Sticklor, a research analyst at the Stimson Center, argues in a recent op-ed for the Monitor that more attention must be paid to a looming water crisis in the Middle East…
Russell Sticklor in the Christian Science Monitor: How to win the next Mideast war – over water
A few decades from now, nations in the Middle East and North Africa could face potentially catastrophic water shortages that could pose an even greater challenge than the upheavals gripping…
Eyes on Yet Another Prize in the Arctic Ocean: Fisheries at the Top of the World
…sea changes has been the emergence of another potential source of new economic activity in the region – commercial fishing. Beyond the 200-mile exclusive economic zones extending off the northern…
Imagining Industan
…increase water supply, to combat climate change, to develop hydroelectric power, and to improve water management. The Indus basin is shared by four countries (Afghanistan, China, India, and Pakistan). The…
David Michel’s VOA Interview on Indus Basin Water
Decision makers in India and Pakistan will have to overcome a host of overlapping socio-economic, environmental, and political pressures as they endeavor to fulfill their countries’ future water needs and…
How to win the next Mideast war – over water
A few decades from now, nations in the Middle East and North Africa could face potentially catastrophic water shortages that could pose an even greater challenge than the upheavals gripping…