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Nile Water Dispute Stymies Egypt Reset with African Union
September 15th, 2013
Via Al-Monitor, a look at the tension over the Nile River: Egypt is still facing multiple hurdles in managing its diplomatic relations and national security interests with other African nations, particularly those of the Nile basin. This is despite the new Egyptian political administration showing capacity to bolster relations with countries of the African continent. […]
Read more »Libya’s Government Facing Water Threat
September 14th, 2013
Via Terra Daily, an article on Libya’s water challenges: Libya’s fragile government, grappling with marauding militias that have virtually shut down the country’s vital oil industry, has another big problem in its struggle to impose control — water supplies. Militants loyal to the late Moammar Gadhafi seized control of the Great Man-Made River, a $33 […]
Read more »Pakistan’s Water Woes
September 12th, 2013
Via East Asia Forum, an interesting look at Pakistan’s water issues: While energy shortages, economic stagnation, terrorism and religious intolerance remain in the spotlight, water shortages pose one of the most significant threats to Pakistan. Regrettably, the Pakistani discourse on the subject remains in a state of delusion and is thus misdirected. In the 66 […]
Read more »Syria: World’s First Water War?
September 11th, 2013
Via The Washington Post, a look at water’s impact on the Syrian war: Francesco Femia and Caitlin Werrell are co-founders of the D.C.-based Center for Climate and Security, a think tank focused on the interactions between climate change and security issues. In recent years, they’ve published a number of reports looking at the environmental roots of both the Arab […]
Read more »Libya: Difficulty In Maintaining Central Control Over Man Made River
September 11th, 2013
Via STRATFOR (subscription required), a brief look at Libya’s great man-made river project: The Libyan government restored functionality to a pipeline Sept. 8 used to deliver fresh water to the capital city of Tripoli, Libyan Water Resources Minister Alhadi Suleiman Hinshir said. The pipeline had been disabled since Sept. 3, after an attack in southern […]
Read more »Syria: Example Of Climate Change’s Impact
September 5th, 2013
Via Legal Planet, an interesting article on an assessment of environmental factors — in particular, a devastating drought — as the proximate cause of the Syrian civil war: [USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, Commodity Intelligence Report, May 9, 2008] In considering the complex and painful question of whether to intervene in Syria, policymakers should take a close […]
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