People wade through a flooded street following heavy monsoon rains in Mumbai on September 23. Photo: AFP
Opinion
Opinion
Akash Sahu
How climate change and bad water policies threaten Asia’s security and prosperity
Increasing water scarcity across the Indo-Pacific will exacerbate geopolitical competition and conflicts over resources while creating impediments to economic growth
Excessive groundwater extraction is the top threat to sustainability, with China, India and Pakistan forecast to be responsible for 86 per cent of Asia’s withdrawals by 2050
Akash Sahu is a researcher in Indo-Pacific geopolitics and Southeast Asian studies. Currently, he works as research assistant at Kubernein Initiative, a Mumbai-based geopolitical advisory firm.