Will Nawaz Sharif face up to Pakistan’s dismal water crisis?
Water should be a top priority for the new government, as escalating domestic and international disputes, floods and mismanagement threaten Pakistan’s future stability, according to Mushtaq Gaadi
China’s water crisis needs better farming, not the South-North Water
With two-thirds of China’s water withdrawals made by farmers, agriculture is at the heart of the resource challenge, argues Nathanial Matthews
Villages swallowed as river erosion accelerates in Bangladesh
Warming temperatures and dam construction in the Himalayas are worsening river erosion downstream in Bangladesh, displacing entire villages
India’s farmer suicides: the women left behind
Written against the backdrop of continuing suicides among Indian farmers, a new book describes the impact of the country’s agricultural crisis on women
View the Brahmaputra as a living ecosystem
The India-China border row in Ladakh has eclipsed unresolved water-sharing issues along the Brahmaputra. But for any agreement to work, it must involve the people who depend on the waters