by Philip Rossetti | Mar 24, 2015 | Monitor
Water security is an increasing concern for the Middle East, a region already starting to feel the most serious effects that water insecurity. In recognition of this, Jordan hosted an international conference with a goal of to suppressing the use of water as a tool of...
by Philip Rossetti | Mar 18, 2015 | Monitor
Water security is a key issue for the world. It is the most basic form of security that a state requires, for without water there can be no state. The success of agriculture, health, industry, and energy all require a reliable source of water. As a result of climate...
by Elise Reifschneider | Jan 5, 2015 | Monitor
Construction on Tajikistan’s Rogun hydropower plant began in 1976; thirty-eight years later, the Rogun Dam is still unfinished. Part I of this series outlined the geopolitical ramifications of the dam’s construction centered on water-security and downstream...
by Charlotte Baskin-Gerwitz | Sep 16, 2013 | Monitor
On Tuesday, September 10, the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP), with the Association of the United States Army and the U.S. Water Partnership hosted the first event of a year-long focus on water security and conflict prevention. The event brought together a range of...
by Kaitlyn Huppmann | Apr 9, 2013 | Monitor
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia The Stimson Center, in coordination with Sustainable Development Policy Institute has published a report entitled Connecting the Drops: An Indus Basin Roadmap for Cross-Border Water Research, Data Sharing and Policy Coordination. On March...
