HotSpots H2O: Palm and Sugarcane Plantations Strip Guatemalan Farmers of Land, Water Access

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As global demand for biofuel increases, plantations are crowding out traditional farming in Guatemala,which has spurred land and water quarrels

HotSpots H2O: Despite Peace Deal, Water Scarcity Worse Than Ever in South Sudan

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The number of South Sudanese citizens facing food and water insecurity continues to grow following a five-year civil war.

HotSpots H2O: Resource Conflicts Rattle Nigeria in Lead-Up to Elections

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Conflict between farmers and herders over water and pasture shook Nigeria in recent years, leaving more than 1,500 people dead in 2018.
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HotSpots H2O: In Test of Regional Water Cooperation, Pakistan Inspects Indian Hydropower Projects

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India and Pakistan will rekindle the cooperative spirit of a nearly six-decade-old river-sharing treaty this week, when a delegation from Pakistan inspects two Indian hydropower projects along the Chenab River.

HotSpots H2O: Massive Fish Kills Fuel Anger Over Murray-Darling Basin Management

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Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin is mired in another controversy following recent fish kills. Up to one million fish are dead.

HotSpots H2O: Water Crisis Continues to Debilitate Gaza Strip

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Polluted water in the Gaza Strip continues to sicken people — and there are few signs of improvement.

HotSpots H2O: Water Conflicts to Watch in 2019

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Water will continue to be intertwined with social and political tension in 2019.

HotSpots H2O, December 17: Refugees Returning to Syria Face Devastated Water, Sewage Infrastructure

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The Rundown Islamic State (IS) militants were ousted from key…

HotSpots H2O, December 10: Inequality Fuels Water Quarrels in India’s Second Most Populous State

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The Rundown In late October, the government of Maharashtra,…

HotSpots H2O, December 3: Water Infrastructure Still a Target in Ukrainian Conflict

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Attacks on civilian water infrastructure remain a strategic vulnerability in the ongoing conflict between the Ukrainian military and separatists.

HotSpots H2O, November 26: Delays and Disagreements Hinder Africa’s Largest Hydropower Dam

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The Rundown The fate of a controversial dam that Ethiopia is…

HotSpots H2O, November 19: Deadly Water Disputes Intensify in Central Asia as Glaciers Melt

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The Rundown In Central Asia, small-scale water conflicts flare…