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Ethiopia’s Plan to Dam the Nile Has Egypt Fuming
July 2nd, 2013

Via Time Magazine, a summary of the Ethiopia-Egypt tensions over the Nile: The heat is stifling but the construction workers and red-hatted engineers don’t let up. Mechanized excavators batter into the mighty, arid peaks on either side of the site of Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance dam, set to be the largest in Africa. The foundations are […]

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The Thirsty Dragon: The Story Of The Xiaonanhai Dam
July 2nd, 2013

Via China Dialogue, an article on China’s Xiaonanhai dam: Chongqing has been pushing the Xiaonanhai Dam onto the agenda since 2005. After Bo Xilai became Party Secretary, preparations for the dam intensified, leaving state authorities and even the Three Gorges Group on the back foot. Yet the dam will have an enormous impact on the […]

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The Thirsty Dragon: Rivers Threatened As China, Kazakhstan Water Pact Remains Elusive
July 2nd, 2013

Via Radio Free Asia, a report on increasing tensions over rivers in Central Asia: Industrial plants and other development projects in China’s northwest region of Xinjiang are hampering the flow of two key rivers into neighboring Kazakhstan and dumping hazardous chemicals into them as the two countries appear to be far from reaching agreement on […]

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