Bombs detonated at hydroelectric power plant in East Java
Several explosive devices detonate at a hydroelectic power plant in Biltar, East Java, Indonesia.
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Attack on a local dam in India
A group of heavily armed militants fire blank rounds of bullets at a dam, creating panic amoung the locals. No casualties are reported.
Water pipeline is damaged in Pakistan
A water pipeline is damaged from explosions when it is misidentified as a gas pipeline, disrupting the water supply to a nearby village.
Islamic State militants raid Great Manmade River Project pumping station
Around 60 Islamic State militants raid the Great Manmade River (GMR) project station in Ash Shwayrif, southwest of Sirte. This system provides water to the Libyan Sahara and the northern cities of Benghazi, Sirte, and Tripoli.
From late 2016 through early 2017, the water supply in Damascus, Syria is periodically cut when springs outside city are attacke
Up to four million people in Damascus suffer a loss of water services after springs outside the city are attacked. Water from the Wadi Barada and Ain al-Fija springs, which serve 70 percent of the Syrian capital, is cut off when water infrastructure is deliberately targeted.
Water shortage led to clashes between two groups in the parched Sehore district, India
Water shortage led to clashes between two groups in the parched Sehore district, India leaving 7 people injured and one critical.
Small dam is cyber attacked
U.S. authorities discover that Iranian hackers have successfully infiltrated the control system of a small dam in New York State. Due to work being performed on the dam, the hackers are unable to alter dam operations, however the event exposes the risks of cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure.
Four months after environmental activist Berta Caceres is murdered, her colleague Lesbia Janeth is also murdered for opposing th
Four months after internationally known Honduran environmental activist Berta Caceres is murdered, a second woman and environmental activist from the same organization is also murdered in Honduras. The second murdered woman, Lesbia Janeth, was working to stop the construction of a dam in La Paz, Honduras.
Opposition leader killed after opposing threats to land and water
Environmental activist and opposition leader Sikhosiphi Radebe in South Africa is murdered after opposing industrial mining development that threatened community water and land.
A severe drought sparked “water riots” in Northern KwaZulu-Natal
A severe drought in Northern KwaZulu-Natal sparks “water riots’ in the town of Jozini over access to water and in opposition to the installation of water meters. Violence erupts after a community protest, leading to the arrest of 23 people.