The War of the Pacific between Bolivia and Peru in the late 19th century led to major geopolitical, diplomatic, and economic restructuring that still negatively affects the region today. In the early 1880s, Chile annexed the Peruvian province of Tarapacá and the Bolivian province of Litoral, both substantially mineral-rich territories. Bolivia was stripped of coastal access [...]

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Proper management of shared water resources between Greece and Macedonia has significant economic and environmental implications for both countries. The trans-boundary Vardar River in Macedonia, named the Axios River in Greece (VAX), has been a focal point of dialogue between the past two countries for decades. Bilateral agreements between the countries on monitoring water quality of [...]

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Flash flooding in Queensland, Australia has brought water woes to the surface in the Asia-Pacific. For the past 10 years, Australia struggled to manage drought and water shortages. Now, the country is inundated by amounts of water that it can’t handle. Australia’s coal and mining industry are suspended and farming operations are at a standstill. Damages [...]

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Ground water depletion in Gujarat India has immediate consequences for the agricultural sector and economic development in the region. Farmers are abandoning their land due to unreliable access to water resources. Moreover, deeper drilling for groundwater as a short term solution could lead to irreversible salt water intrusion into the groundwater supply. Water instability is compounded [...]

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Why do children have to choose between attending school and spending the day walking to a creek where the water is unsafe? Is it acceptable that children trudge three miles a day to reach water that they know makes them sick, potentially sick enough to die? If children are the future, then solid investments in education [...]

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