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21 Jan 2021 EDINBURGH, United Kingdom

The Unexpected, Symbiotic Connection Between Water And Cryptocurrencies

The rapid proliferation of cryptocurrencies in recent years (with Bitcoin the most prominent) is raising environmental concerns, and water resources deployed for hydropower are becoming central to the discourse. Bitcoin may exist purely in the digital world, but the process that supports it is extremely energy intensive...

20 Aug 2020 NEW YORK NY

Climate Change Risks To Hydropower Projects

Rising temperatures have brought more rain and are causing the glaciers feeding hydropower plants to melt faster, leading to more frequent floods and higher water inflows. At the same time, longer and more intense droughts are depleting water basins from Central Europe to the Western U.S., while the changing climate is also shifting patterns of precipitation and, in some places, remolding the landscape altogether...

25 Apr 2020 BILLINGS MT, United States

US Judge Halts Tar Sands Pipeline, Citing Ecosystem Impacts Of Water-crossings

A federal judge in the US state of Montana has ruled that the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) violated the law when it approved an important water-crossing permit for the contentious Keystone XL tar sands pipeline system which runs from the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin in Alberta, Canada to refineries, oil tank farms and pipeline distribution systems in central and southern US states...

27 Dec 2019 ANKARA, Turkey

Conflict Then Flash Floods: 230,000 Children Affected In Northern Syria

Flash flooding in northern Syria has particularly affected over 230,000 children who have already been displaced by conflict in 2019, according to NGO Save the Children.In Northwest Syria, several camps were inundated, with the rain destroying about 500 tents and additional tents being abandoned when they became uninhabitable...

19 Dec 2019 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan

Pakistan To Demand Indus Treaty Arbitration Proceedings

A Pakistan government delegation visiting Washington DC this month was expected to demand establishment of a court of arbitration to address concerns over India’s two hydroelectric power projects – Kishanganga and Ratle, under terms of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty between Pakistan and India.The group, headed by Pakistan’s Indus Water Commissioner Syed Mehr Ali Shah left for the United States 15 December, and was expected to stay for five days of meetings, particularly with the World Bank (WB) which acts as Arbitrator to the Treaty...

16 Dec 2019 DENVER CO

United States: Feds Announce Review Of Interstate Colorado Water Pact

Federal water managers are starting to review a crucial 2007 agreement for seven Western states to share drought-diminished water supplies from the Colorado River ahead of talks about revising and renewing it beginning in 2026, U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said Friday.

8 Apr 2019 CARACAS, Venezuela

Thousands Of Venezuelans Protest Water And Power Outages, Maduro Government

Tens of thousands of Venezuelans rallied in the country’s capital Caracas April 6 to protest water and power outages, and the administration of President Nicolas Maduro who they blame for the crisis.The protesters back opposition leader Juan Guaido, head of the opposition-controlled National Assembly who is recognized as Venezuela’s legitimate head of state by the United States and other Western countries...

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22 Mar 2019 DENVER CO, United States

Western US States Agree Drought Plan For Sharing, Reduction Of Use, Of Troubled Colorado River

Following about 20 years of drought and shrinkage in available Colorado River water resources, negotiators for seven Western states (Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and California) and federal authorities agreed March 19 to a new sharing plan including voluntary conservation measures...

8 Mar 2019 WASHINGTON DC, United States

World Bank Group, Other International Organizations Can Be Sued In The US When Their Loans Cause Environmental Damage

The United States Supreme Court has ruled for the first time that The World Bank Group and other international organizations can be sued in the US when international investments go wrong and damage the environment. The World Bank Group is the largest single investor in water projects globally.The Court issued a 7-1 decision in Jam v...

3 Feb 2019 WASHINGTON DC, United States

US Intelligence Community Warns Of Climate Change Threats

"Climate hazards such as extreme weather, higher temperatures, droughts, floods, wildfires, storms, sea level rise, soil degradation, and acidifying oceans are intensifying, threatening infrastructure, health, and water and food security," according a new report representing the consensus view among the US's top intelligence officials...

8 Oct 2018 CORVALLIS, United States

OOSKAnews Voices: The Long View On Long-Term Climate Impacts: Building Cathedrals Of Resilience

OOSKAnews Voices is a series of guest “opinion columns” written by senior participants in different parts of the international water community. In this article, John H. Matthews, co-founder and secretariat coordinator for the Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA), which is chaired by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and the World Bank, observes that cities are the landscapes where most climate adaptation decisions are being negotiated and contested...

19 Aug 2018 DURHAM, United States

Future Fracking Practices Will Require Far More Water Than Previously Estimated

A dramatic increase in fracking's water footprint in the United States from 2011 to 2016 indicates that future hydraulic fracturing practices will require far more water than previously estimated. A new report from Duke University has found that the water use per fracking well increased up to 770 Percent over the period and, importantly, that the toxic wastewater produced in the first year of a well's production jumped to 1440 Percent...

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