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Ethiopia – Egypt: Water Diplomacy Or Water War?
June 11th, 2013
Via Nazret, an interesting report on the politics of the Nile: The politics of the Nile is full of tension, mistrust, anxiety, mystery and diplomatic confrontation among the downstream and upstream riparian countries since time immemorial. The basin has never seen cooperation until recent times. However, there has been cooperation between the two downstream countries […]
Read more »Ethiopia: Dispelling The Curse Of The Nile
June 1st, 2013
Via Nazret.com, an Ethiopian’s view on the recent Nile river tensions: Since Ethiopia started building a large dam on the Nile River, it has been at the receiving end of a barrage of disinformation and mixed messages aimed at discouraging, frustrating and halting the construction. This means putting on hold the country’s growth and development […]
Read more »Ethiopia Diverts Water From the Nile River
May 28th, 2013
Via STRATFOR (subscription required), a report on Ethiopia’s decision to begin diverting water from the Blue Nile River so that construction could continue on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a 6, 000-megawatt hydroelectric plant: Ethiopia’s decision to divert the Blue Nile River followed a meeting between Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam […]
Read more »Global Majority Faces Water Shortages ‘Within Two Generations’
May 26th, 2013
Courtesy of The Guardian, an article on a recent experts’ call on governments to start conserving water in face of climate change, pollution and over-use: The majority of the 9 billion people on Earth will live with severe pressure on fresh water within the space of two generations as climate change, pollution and over-use of […]
Read more »Triumverate Behind Bhutan’s Hydropower
May 26th, 2013
Via The Financial Express, a report on a plan for 3 nations jointly move to build hydropower plants in Bhutan: Bangladesh, India and Bhutan will jointly construct cost-effective hydropower projects in Bhutan for mutual benefits, a top official said. Three neighbouring countries in South Asia have, for the first time, agreed to move jointly to […]
Read more »Bosnia Herzegovina: A Land Of Blue Gold That Europe Is Eyeing
May 23rd, 2013
Via Green Go Post, a report on Bosnia’s water resources and challenges ahead:  Bosnia Herzegovina is one of the European countries with the richest water resources. Projects to build a series of hydroelectric power stations in Republika Srpska, however, are endangering a delicate environmental balance. “In 2004 the government of Republika Srpska awarded a contract […]
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