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Asia & Pacific 3 years ago
Could focus on climate ease water woes between India and Pakistan?
As climate change impacts strengthen and water security becomes a growing concern in both India and Pakistan, India has proposed renegotiating a six-decade-old water sharing treaty - a move Pakistan so far opposes.
Jakarta 4 years ago
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Jakarta struggles as climate change disrupts water balance
Jakartans — especially those living in areas unreached by the city’s pipe network — are still struggling to access clean potable water as scientists predict that climate change will disrupt water balance and a harsher El Niño can potentially spell problems for the city’s water resources.
Environment 4 years ago
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Iraq's Garden of Eden now 'like a desert'
The reputed home of the biblical Garden of Eden, Iraq's swamplands have been battered by three years of drought and low rainfall, as well as reduced water flows along rivers and tributaries originating in neighbouring Turkey and Iran.
Indonesia 4 years ago
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Jakarta plans to ban some groundwater extraction. Not so fast, experts say
The Jakarta administration is considering a plan to restrict groundwater use to prevent the capital city from sinking further, but experts say the administration needs to provide equitable water access to the population before enacting such a policy.
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