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Delhi will engage in brinkmanship over water

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INDIA

Water disputes in South Asia and beyond.

Poland’s disaster-hit Oder river will not recover soon

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POLAND

An ecological disaster on the Oder, Poland’s second-longest river, on its western border with Germany, revealed the state’s weaknesses in water quality control and environmental…

Paraguay-Argentina river rift will have a wider impact

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PARAGUAY/ARGENTINA

In response to the toll placed on river traffic using the Argentine section of the Paraguay-Parana waterway, known as the Hidrovia, the Paraguayan government has also withdrawn…

South Asia’s unresolved water disputes to prove costly

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SOUTH ASIA

Water disputes in South Asia.

Congo’s Grand Inga project may face future pitfalls

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CONGO-KINSHASA

Congo's Grand Inga hydropower project.

Water scarcity will boost Turkey-Syria-Iraq tensions

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IRAQ/SYRIA/TURKEY

Large-scale water capture in Turkish dams upstream has caused long-term shortages elsewhere in the Tigris and Euphrates river basin, notably eastern Syria and southern Iraq…

Laos’s economic needs will stymie push to curb graft

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LAOS

Laos's infrastructure and anti-corruption drives.

Glacier melt poses multiple threats around the world

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INTERNATIONAL

Melting glaciers.

Central Asian states face high climate change risks

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CENTRAL ASIA

Climate change in Central Asia.

Mozambique’s mega-dam plans may face obstacles

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MOZAMBIQUE

The 1,500-megawatt project could have a major impact on energy supply within Mozambique and the wider region. However, the government may face multiple challenges in getting the…