BLOG
Troubled Waters: Egypt, Ethiopia, And The Nile
March 6th, 2014
Via Foreign Policy, a report on the tension between Egypt and Ethiopia over a plan to dam the Nile River: Egypt’s musical-chairs government faces enough challenges. So why is a construction project almost 1,800 miles from Cairo provoking fears over Egypt’s national survival? Egypt and Ethiopia are butting heads over the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Big Dams Create Big Problems In Northeast India
March 1st, 2014
Via the India Water Portal, a look at how hydropower development is creating various types of conflict in Northeast India: Northeast India has been in turmoil over the last two decades or so because of unbridled hydropower development in the region. This article is an effort to understand the extent of hydropower development in the […]
Read more »Egypt Plans Dam-Busting Diplomatic Offensive Against Ethiopia
February 28th, 2014
Via Terra Daily, a look at Egypt’s latest efforts to stop the construction of Ethiopia’s new Nile dam: Egypt may be in the throes of political turmoil, but the government has begun a diplomatic offensive aimed at stopping Ethiopia from building a huge hydroelectric dam on the Nile River that Cairo says will be a […]
Read more »Cyprus Water Project: A Peace Pipeline Or A Turkish Trojan Horse?
February 28th, 2014
Via FoxNews, a report on a new water pipeline that will soon link Turkey with Cyprus’ Turkish side and potentially eliminate chronic water shortages for generations: In this Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, Turkish Cypriot farmer Hasan Eligon stands next to a goat pen on his farm in the village of Kirni in the breakaway northern, […]
Read more »Iran’s Water Crisis
February 27th, 2014
Courtesy of Future Directions, a close look at Iran’s water crisis: Key Points Iran is facing a serious and protracted water crisis. Due to long-term government mismanagement and lack of planning, achieving water security in Iran will require significant policy reform and strong governance. Unmetered access and widespread dam development have altered Iran’s natural water […]
Read more »Water Insecurity At Top Of Agenda As NENA Countries Meet
February 26th, 2014
Via Future Directions, a look at how water insecurity will feature prominently during the FAO Regional Conference for the Near East and North Africa (NENA): Background According to the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), per capita freshwater availability in the NENA region shrank by two-thirds over the past 40 years. The region, (Algeria, Bahrain, […]
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