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• Hundreds of Panamanian Farmers Protest $1.6 Billion Indio River Reservoir Project Citing Displacement Fears

  Published: Apr 27, 2026

  Section: Environment

  Farmers in Panama’s Chagres district held a large scale protest Saturday against the Panama Canal Authority’s (ACP) plan to dam the Indio River. The $1.6 billion reservoir project,...

• Severe Drought Threatens to Undermine Recent Diplomatic Gains in Central Asian Water Cooperation

  Published: Feb 23, 2026

  Section: Environment

  Extreme drought conditions are putting a strain on the water sharing agreements established among Central Asian nations. The shortage is forcing difficult trade-offs between hydrop...