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India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty marks a turning point in transboundary water diplomacy with Pakistan – and could destabilise South Asian regional cooperation.
Electronic tagging has revealed crucial Mekong fish corridors at risk of being severed by upcoming dam projects.
A joint venture between Indonesia and state-owned Malaysia companies is constructing a network of dams in the Bulungan and Malinau districts of North Kalimantan, a sparsely populated Bornean province bordering the Malaysian state of Sarawak.
Iran warns of water rationing as drought causes dam levels to plummet; experts blame mismanagement and climate change.
Karbon & Iklim
Southeast Asia’s environmental defenders on the frontline
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The danger of the Indus Water Treaty collapsing is less about India cutting off water flows and more about the erosion of trust, transparency and data sharing, affecting neighbours including Nepal and Bangladesh. Weaponising water is a perilous strategy that may backfire.
There are worries the construction of a hydropower dam across the transboundary Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet will intensify both water scarcity and flooding. These smaller-sized river basins are often neglected in academic research.
India has told Pakistan that it wants to modify the treaty that regulates use of the shared river – an escalation of a years-long dispute.
China is crafting “wonderful stories” about its upstream dams in the Mekong. But the overall thrust of the narrative glosses over the more controversial aspects of dam building.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Natural disasters increase inequality, and recovery funding may make things worse
#dams Video
A country that is hit by 20 typhoons a year is looking to its lakes, reservoirs and dams to trial the latest solar technology.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Ghana’s gold diggers: Chinese miners bring conflict
An influx of illegal Chinese miners, attracted by the abundance of gold, has ignited bloody conflicts with the …
A group of women worldwide are taking action to improve their lives by helping address climate change issues, such as the '1 Million Women' movement in Australia. Watch this video.
