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Ethiopia: Rumors of Water War On The Nile Or Dam-plomacy?
March 12th, 2013
Via Nazret.com, a look at Nile water tensions: Late last month, Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid Bin Sultan fired a shot across the bow from the Arab Water Council in Cairo to let the regime in Ethiopia know that his country takes a dim view of the “Grand Renaissance Dam” under “construction†on […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: India, China, And Bangladesh – The Contentious Politics Of The Brahmaputra Rive
March 10th, 2013
Via Eurasia Review, a look at the the politics of the Brahmaputra River between China, India, and Bangladesh: The Brahmaputra River is one of the most significant confidence-building measures between India, China, and Bangladesh. Despite a well-functioned relationship between India and China in recent decades, the Brahmaputra River may pose new challenges to the continued […]
Read more »Water Scarcity And Conflict At The Ethiopia-Kenya Border
March 10th, 2013
Via The Sojourner Project, an article on how water shortages are contributing to tribal clashes along the Kenyan-Ethiopian border: Water shortages at the Kenyan-Ethiopian border are contributing to tribal clashes-specifically between the Kenyan Turkana and the Ethiopian tribes Dassanech, Nyangatom and Mursi. The Horn of Africa as been called a hot spot of climate change- subject […]
Read more »Stalled Water-Sharing Treaty Frustrates Bangladesh
March 9th, 2013
Via AlertNet, a report on Bangladesh’s rising frustration with India over the fair distribution of water from the Teesta river: Bangladeshi Foreign minister Dipu Moni is nothing if not optimistic. Asked about the possibility of agreeing with India on the fair distribution of water from the Teesta river, she insists that “We are hopeful of […]
Read more »Splash And Grab: The Global Scramble For Water
March 9th, 2013
Courtesy of the New Scientist, an article on how what we call land-grabbing is often more about access to irrigation: AS FRENCH troops battled with jihadists in Mali at the start of the year, some people had reason to be thankful for the chaos. Two million fishers, farmers and herders live on the inner delta […]
Read more »Indus River: Water Scarcity And The Conflict Between Sindh And Punjab
March 3rd, 2013
Via Eurasia Review, an article on water conflicts on the Indus: Satellite image of the Indus River basin in Pakistan, India, and China. The basic source of irrigation for Pakistan agriculture is the Indus River. Water resources are becoming shorter due to the irregular flow of water in the Indus River. To overcome the problem […]
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