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26 Oct 2021 BAGHDAD, Iraq

Iraq Drought And Crop Reduction Consequences

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (UNFAO),,the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) call for urgent food assistance in face of three-year Iraq drought. Crop reduction impacts.

22 Oct 2021 TOKYO, Japan

Fukushima: Radioactive Water Release To Commence In Early 2023

New Prime Minister will implement plan to begin release of contaminated water into ocean; IAEA supports plan; local fishing industry and neighboring countries unconvinced.

4 Oct 2021 NEW DELHI

New India Rice Variety To Improve Water Efficiency

New varieties reduce water and pesticide requirements

26 Jul 2021 Zhengzhou, China

China Floods: Death Toll Rises, Hundreds Of Thousands Flee

The severe rainstorms have now moved north impacting neighbouring cities and regions, with collapsed roads and damaged dams and reservoirs cutting off power leaving thousands trapped without electricity and water supplies. In one incident, 12 drowned in a Zhengzhou train.

Locals were unprepared for the downpours as weather forecasters had issued a warning for extreme rain for the wrong place and time.

Farmers in the Henan region have lost livelihoods with at least 200,000 chickens and up to 6,000 pigs lost in the floods

1 Jun 2021 LAHORE

Call For Equitable Water Sharing Among Pakistan Provinces

There has been a shortage of water this year and this shortage has to be shared equally by all the provinces of Pakistan, according to Punjab Minister for Agriculture Hussain Jahanian Gardezi.>

4 May 2021 BISKEK, Kyrgyzstan

Deadly Water-related Skirmishes At Kyrgyz / Tajik Border

Disputes over water pumping station surveillance equipment quickly escalated into armed skirmish; over 50 dead and 150 injured on 28 April. 1 May Ceasefire. Tensions continue.

23 Apr 2021 VIENTIANE, Laos

Mekong River: Chinese Dam Releases Threaten Downstream Ecosystems, Livelihoods

Unexpected changes in river levels and the clarity of the water have raised concerns about nesting fish and birds. Pattern of "unnatural" fluctuation observed.

10 Apr 2021 SHOPIAN

Kashmir Farmers Suffer As Rivers Illegally Mined

Irrigation canals and water channels in the apple-rich belts of Shopian are running dry due to continuing illegal mining of rivers.

14 Mar 2021 TAIPEI

Water Conservation And Pricing Calls For Taiwan's Agriculture Sector

Taiwan People's Party calls for new pricing scheme to reflect water usage and costs.

9 Mar 2021 VIENTIANE, Laos

"Drastic Cut": What Is China Doing With Mekong Dams?

Mekong River water levels between Jinghong hydropower station in China’s Yunnan province and the Mekong Delta in Vietnam fell in recent weeks to worrying levels, says the Mekong River Commission (MRC).

4 Mar 2021 VIENTIANE, Laos

"Drastic Cut": What Is China Doing With Mekong Dams?

Mekong River water levels between Jinghong hydropower station in China’s Yunnan province and the Mekong Delta in Vietnam fell in recent weeks to worrying levels, says the Mekong River Commission (MRC). The MRC has observed a 25 percent drop in average rainfall since last November, while outflow from Jinghong has been fluctuating wildly, falling to half its normal levels on several days in January...

16 Feb 2021 ASIFABAD

India: Tiger-human Conflict Fear As Forest Streams Dry Up

Villagers of interior areas in Bejjur and Penchikalpet mandals are worried over the rise in temperature following the gradual onset of the summer. With streams in the forests getting dry, tiger from the wild may come to the villages in search of water. Already, a tiger is moving on the outskirts of villages and killing cattle...