Conflict in South Asia: Water Scarcity, Conservation, and PoliticsSuhail, ReumahPakistan Horizon
The problem with problems of water scarcity in South AsiaThis article argues that problems of water scarcity in South Asia should not be thought of as a natural crisis, but as a result of poor water management practices.Hanasz
The postcolonial character of south Asia imparts a Janus-faced perspective to our outlook. Many issues are much more than what they seem because they symbolise many other viewpoints. Water disputes in the region are a typical example of the scarcity dilemma acquiring the overtones of a security ...
South Africa’s economy is plagued by poverty and inequality, high levels of unemployment, a carbon-intensive sector, water scarcity, and sluggish GDP growth. South Africa has made strides towards sustainability and the transition to a circular economy in the form of their NDP Vision 2030 as wel...
Employing comprehensive data from 2822 farm households in Ethiopia and Kenya (East Africa; EA) and 1902 farm households in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal (South Asia; SA), this study investigates the main climate risks that farmers faced and the adaptation strategies they used. Among others, ...
A combination of these factors has led to high levels of water scarcity and an immense burden on the water supply. However, it must be noted that in 1994, South Africa (SA) embarked on developing numerous policies and strategies to address water challenges. While some levels of success have...
Agroup of 31 architects, studios, and designershave been invited to participate in theSharjah Architecture Triennialfrom 11 November to 10 March 2024. For its second edition, the Triennial aims to explore innovative design solutions emerging from conditions of scarcity in theGlobal South. The partici...
Processes that control the hydrological balance in eastern South Africa on orbital to millennial timescales remain poorly understood because proxy records documenting its variability at high resolution are scarce. In this work, we present a detailed 270,
0148-z Vinke K, Martin MA, Adams S, Baarsch F, Bondeau A, Coumou D, Donner RV, Menon A, Perrette M, Rehfeld K, Robinson A, Rocha M, Schaeffer M, Schwan S, Serdeczny O, Svirejeva-Hopkins A (2017) Climatic risks and impacts in South Asia: extremes of water scarcity and ...
However, most of the croplands have been abandoned and water scarcity, land conflicts, a high number of land claims, and inappropriate infrastructure and services threaten future viability of agriculture in the area (Mpandeli et al., 2015; GSDM IDP, 2019). Unlimited access to communal grazing ...