The Blue Peace Index 2019
The Blue Peace Index examines the extent to which countries and basins are managing their shared water resources in a sustainable, equitable and collaborative manner. The index is a tool for understanding
Water Disputes
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The Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019
Bill to set up single tribunal to settle inter-state water disputes in Lok Sabha. A bill to help adjudicate disputes relating to waters of inter-State rivers and river valleys at a faster pace was introduced
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Delhi HC has no authority to decide on water-sharing dispute: Haryana
Also opposes DJB’s pleas regarding water shortage in Capital The Haryana government has claimed that the Delhi High Court does not have the jurisdiction to decide on the Yamuna water-sharing dispute
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Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami seeks Modi's intervention on Mekedatu reservoir issue
In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister K Palaniswami requested him to direct the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to "reject outright" Karnataka's proposal. The
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Dividing the water, sharing the benefits: lessons from rural-to-urban water reallocation
Rural regions are often seen as key sources of urban water supply, creating pressure for reallocation and potential hotspots of competition for water between cities and agriculture. How effective and equitable
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Dwindling River Thiba water levels trigger inter-county row
A dispute has arisen between some residents of Embu and Kirinyaga counties over use of the dwindling water from River Thiba. On Wednesday, residents of Makima in Embu County held day-long demonstrations
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Benefit sharing opportunities in the Meghna Basin: profile and preliminary scoping study, Bangladesh and India
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently launched a report and preliminary study on benefit sharing opportunities in the Meghna Basin for Bangladesh and India. Governance based
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Progress on transboundary water cooperation under the water convention
The UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) has published a progress report on implementation of the Water Convention, showing that Parties have made “significant progress” towards cooperation on transboundary
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No water, no growth: does Asia have enough water to develop?
China, India and other countries in Asia face urgent water challenges and won’t have sufficient water to develop further while ensuring food and energy security, according to a new report. The Hindu Kush
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An innovative approach to the assessment of hydro-political risk: A spatially explicit, data driven indicator of hydro-political issues
<p>Competition over limited water resources is one of the main concerns for the coming decades. Although water issues alone have not been the sole trigger for warfare in the past, tensions over freshwater