“Syria’s two main waste-water treatment plants, for Aleppo and Damascus, are virtually destroyed, according to the ICRC which helps disinfect nearly 80 percent of the country’s water.”
Attacking the water supplies and infrastructure is a War Crime against the civilian populations of these war ravaged regions as they get hotter and our carbon crisis gets worse, clean water and electricity for keeping food fresh and aircon when we approach our wet bulb temperature are imperative.
Denying either of these to the civilian population including those in hospitals, the very young and the elderly and infirm is nothing short of a War Crime under the much ignored Geneva Conventions.
Well discussed here: ‘Fighters target vital water plants across Middle East: Red Cross‘.
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More on this subject from Lizzie Phelan at RT
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“India faces serious systemic challenges in governing and managing the delivery of its natural resources, especially water. Although India’s constitution calls for water supply to fall under state jurisdiction, the federal government is also mandated to resolve interstate water disputes and plan for water allocation. At the state level there are separate boards that govern drinking water, major and minor irrigation, and hydropower. This degree of fragmentation makes it difficult to impose comprehensive policies that make water governance more efficient.”
https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2016/10/drought-stricken-india-water-sharing-tensions-spill-streets/
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Syrian regime urges UN chief to avert ‘looming dam catastrophe’
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20170317-syrian-regime-urges-un-chief-to-avert-looming-dam-catastrophe/
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Repeated in Palestine.
http://thedailyblog.co.nz/2017/04/08/israels-apartheid-water-crime/
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“Located in one of the poorest and historical neighbourhoods of Damascus, Kawthar’s house was severely impacted by rainfall during the winter season. And to make things worse, the main sewage system, which is old and poorly maintained, started clogging up with dirt and debris.
One morning, Kawthar and her family found themselves surrounded by raw sewage. A sewer system located at the entrance of Kawthar’s house had flooded, and toxic sewage was everywhere. It destroyed the flooring, drywall, furniture and anything that it came in contact with.
“The whole house was in a state of chaos. Sewer roaches, rats, ants, cockroaches invaded our house,” Kawthar recalls with outrage. “I used to disinfect the whole house, and I even brought some cats, but it was not enough to protect us from the invading pests.”
Like most people across the Syrian Arab Republic, Kawthar and her family are struggling to make ends meet, and the sewer flooding overstretched their already meagre household income. “We lost thousands of Syrian Pounds as a result of the sewer floods,” she says.
For Mohammad, the entrance of the house used to be his main play area. Like most mothers in the country, Kawthar did not allow Mohammad to play outside the house and risk being injured or killed by the constant shelling.”
http://reliefweb.int/report/syrian-arab-republic/damascus-water-cuts-and-crumbling-sewage-systems-pose-serious-health?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=shared&utm_source=facebook.com
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