Eurasia’s Great Water Gamble
The Project Syndicate reports that climate change is rapidly melting the glaciers that feed Central Asia’s rivers, pushing the region toward an ecological tipping point.
Against this backdrop, a new initiative aims to revive a long-abandoned plan to redirect part of Siberia’s freshwater to its southern neighbors. For decades, the idea of redirecting a small share of Siberia’s vast freshwater resources toward Central Asia has been considered a relic of Soviet-era ambition. Recently, however, the proposal has gained renewed interest, as the underlying realities have... ...
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