More: Water Resources
The Indus at Risk: Why Pakistan’s Survival Depends on a 1960 Treaty
When the subcontinent was torn apart in 1947, the wounds ran deeper than borders—they flowed through rivers. In the wake of partition, India and...
Water Diplomacy at a Crossroads: The Future of the Indus Waters Treaty
For all states, water has always been a sacred commodity. It is more than an ordinary natural resource; it serves as a strategic asset....
Water as a Weapon
The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), brokered in 1960 under World Bank auspices, has long been hailed as a rare triumph of diplomacy in South...
The Indus in a Climate Crisis: Reassessing Punjab’s Cholistan Canal Project
The proposed Cholistan Canal project in Punjab has ignited a critical debate against the backdrop of an escalating climate crisis, placing Pakistan's lifeline, the...
Judging the Future from the Flow: How Intelligence Can Prevent a Water Crisis
Not far from where rice paddies once stretched green and wide across Bali’s central highlands, a farmer now walks across cracked soil. The rainy...
Returning the Flow: Ending Water Privatization through Public Resilience
In the dry, sunbaked city of Cochabamba, Bolivia, the year 2000 marked more than just the start of a new millennium. It marked a...
Diplomatic Relations between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan: The Nile Dispute
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), located 25 miles from Ethiopia's border with Sudan, marks the start of a new chapter in the disputed...
Projected Water Security of Pakistan
Water security has emerged as a potent non-traditional security concern for Pakistan, endangering the two key referent objects of security: ‘state’ & ‘human’. Water...
From Abundance to Scarcity: The Political Indifference to Indonesia’s Water Crisis
Water scarcity is an issue of paramount importance that has significant implications for public health, economic development, and social stability. In Indonesia, a country...
Water Scarcity in ASEAN: An Urgent Call for Action
Water scarcity, a growing global challenge, is increasingly becoming a critical issue within the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region. Comprising ten countries...