#israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #westbank / #opt / #idf / #settlers / #violence / #waterconflict / #ngo

„Bombs, dogs, poison & heavy machinery were among the weapons used to attack Palestinians & their infrastructure at drinking water, irrigation & sanitation sites in the occupied West Bank & Gaza Strip on at least 90 occasions between January 2024 & mid-2025, according to the #PacificInstitute, a California-based nonpartisan thinktank tracking water conflicts.“

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/11/israel-attacks-palestine-water

Israelis attacked Palestinian water sources over 250 times in five years, data reveals

Armed forces and settlers used bombs, dogs, poison and machinery to attack people and infrastructure at key sites

The Guardian

A new case of using water systems as a weapon of war: Reports say #flooding that drove #AfricanUnion's #AUSSOM forces from base in #Somalia this week was deliberately engineered by #AlQaeda-affiliated #AlShabaab rebels for that purpose

https://garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/al-shabaab-dislodge-burundian-troops-from-strategic-town-in-somalia

#waterconflict #hydrology #geography #geopolitics #EastAfrica #security #warfare #AU @geography @geopolitics #war

Al-Shabaab dislodge Burundian troops from strategic town in Somalia

Garowe Online

🇮🇳 INDIA | 🇵🇰 PAKISTAN
🔴 India Strikes Inside Pakistan

🔸 India says it hit 9 “terror targets” in Pakistan & Pakistan-controlled Kashmir under “Sindoor Operation.”
🔸 Pakistan confirms 3 airstrikes, vows to respond “in time.”
🔸 India suspends 1960 water treaty, threatens to cut river flow to Pakistan after deadly Kashmir attack.

#India #Pakistan #Kashmir #SindoorOperation #WaterConflict #Airstrike

Tensions over Kashmir and a warming planet have placed the Indus Waters Treaty on life support
https://theconversation.com/tensions-over-kashmir-and-a-warming-planet-have-placed-the-indus-waters-treaty-on-life-support-244699

"Today, more than 300 million people rely on the Indus River Basin for their survival."

#waterconflict #kashmir

Tensions over Kashmir and a warming planet have placed the Indus Waters Treaty on life support

India has said it would suspend crucial treaty governing river flows in disputed Kashmir. Pakistan has said any disruption to water supply would be ‘an act of war.’

The Conversation
How will we solve the world’s water wars? An ancient Spanish court offers one answer

From Los Angeles to Cairo, the global water crisis is escalating – but Valencia’s Tribunal de les Aigües could inspire a solution, says author Roman Krznaric

The Guardian

Here is my new interview on NPR Here and Now on the growing threat of water-related violence, our new data on this, and how to move to solutions.
#water #climatechange #waterconflict #SWWW

https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2024/08/23/water-violence-rise

Violence over water is rising | Here & Now

In the past year, riots have broken out over access to clean water.

WBUR
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: A Regional Dispute Involving Supplies of Water and Electricity | The-14

The question for Ethiopia, Egypt, and the Sudan: Who gets it? Recently, Ethiopia and Egypt reported that their latest round of talks ended with no deal. Egypt’s Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation blamed Ethiopia’s “persistent refusal” to accept any compromise. The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry accused Egypt of putting up “roadblocks” that prevented any consensus. The Grand

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