Water Shortages: China’s Unrecognized Threat
China faces a water crisis that won’t be solved until pricing aligns with the reality of this increasingly scarce resource.
Iran Water Conflict: Farmers Take on the Establishment
Water shortages are fueling protests in Iran, drawing a forceful response from the authorities.
Water Crisis Deepens the Misery in Afghanistan Civil War
Water crisis and civil war continue to feed into one another in Afghanistan.
Climate Change, Hunger, and Terrorism in the Lake Chad Basin
For an example of how climate change can fuel terrorism and regional conflict, look no further than the Lake Chad Basin.
The Hidden Price of Interlinking Rivers in India
Are the economic benefits of India’s interlinking river project worth the massive and largely unquantified ecological risks?
Outlook 2018: The Year in Drought
Droughts disrupted food production and spurred migration and conflict worldwide in 2017. Will 2018 be any different?
Water Conflict: Will a Drying Iran Face Syria’s Fate?
Iran is showing the same water strains that helped to destabilize Syria ahead of the civil war.
Doklam Plateau: China Tries Out the Water Weapon
China has stopped sharing hydrological data for the Brahmaputra River with India, apparently in response to their ongoing standoff at the Doklam Plateau.
Climate Change in the Middle East
Rising global temperatures will bring major economic and political changes to the Middle East
UN Sounds Alarm over Somalia Drought
Drought and food insecurity have created a humanitarian crisis in Somalia, leading to an uptick in piracy in the Gulf of Aden among other destabilizing developments.