Water resources – Asia Times

Plugging the holes in Jordan’s water crisis

by Suha Ma’ayeh February 7, 2023February 7, 2023

Jordan’s taps are drying up. One of the most water-starved countries in the world, Jordan is in the midst of a crippling water crisis fueled by population growth, climate change, drought, and depleted aquifers. But among the biggest contributors to Jordan’s water scarcity is something far more mundane: plumbing. Non-revenue water (NRW) – water lost to […]

Future to be marked by resource wars

by Igor Kuchma January 29, 2023January 29, 2023

Indian woman drawing water from the well as two of her children wait in the Thar Desert, Rajasthan. Photo: iStock

India’s quest for water

by Javier M. Piedra October 20, 2021October 20, 2021

Water scarcity biggest threat to stability in Middle East

by Dnyanesh Kamat August 11, 2021August 11, 2021

Iran, Middle East

How fragile is Iran’s regime?

by David P. Goldman January 13, 2020February 18, 2020

The Himalayas play a central role in driving Asia’s hydrological cycle and weather and climate patterns, including triggering the annual summer monsoons. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, India, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

A global environmental threat made in China

by Brahma Chellaney August 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Drinking water is in short supply as Tamil Nadu is hit by the worst drought in 140 years. Photo: india.com

Bangladesh, India, Israel, Middle East, South Asia, World

Water diplomacy crucial for Asia

by Junaid Ashraf August 8, 2018

Drinking water is in short supply as Tamil Nadu is hit by the worst drought in 140 years. Photo: india.com

AT Finance, Australia, China, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, World

Carbon aside, world must make water-smart energy choices

by Brahma Chellaney April 16, 2018

Brahmaputra river in Tibet. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, Bhutan, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Adding artificial rain to the Sino-Indian conundrum

by Sriparna Pathak April 10, 2018April 10, 2018

Borobudur Temple at sunrise, Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Indonesia, Iran, Middle East

The rough face of Indonesian tourism development

by Alek K Kurniawan January 19, 2018

In many poor parts of New Delhi there is limited running water, and people need government water deliveries to beat the summer heat. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, European Union, Germany, India, Israel, Middle East, Singapore, South Asia, World

New Delhi is running out of water

by The Conversation July 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Indian woman drawing water from the well as two of her children wait in the Thar Desert, Rajasthan. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, Germany, India, Singapore, South Asia, World

India’s wells are running dry, fast

by Asit K Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada and Udisha Saklani June 19, 2017February 18, 2020

Representational image. Photo: iStock

India, South Asia

Safe drinking water will soon flow at state’s hospitals

by Asia Times staff June 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Speakers' Corner in Singapore. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Malaysia, Singapore, World

Water price rise sparks rare public protest in Singapore

by Reuters March 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Men ride a motorcycle past a lorry in Bengaluru, which was set on fire by protesters after India's Supreme Court ordered Karnataka state to release 12,000 cubic feet of water per second every day from the Cauvery river to neighboring Tamil Nadu, India September 12, 2016. REUTERS/Abhishek N. Chinnappa

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, India, South Asia

Finding a solution to India’s century-old water row

by Sudha Ramachandran September 19, 2016September 30, 2016

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