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The Thirsty Dragon: Myanmar’s Dam Dilemma with China
August 3rd, 2019
Via BBC, a report on the controversial Myitsone dam, at the source of the Irrawaddy river: In 2011, construction work on a massive dam project in Myanmar’s restive Kachin state was halted after large protests. China is now lobbying hard for the work to resume, but as BBC News Burmese’s Soe Soe Htoon found, local […]
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In Zimbabwe, the Water Taps Run Dry and Worsen ‘a Nightmare’
August 1st, 2019
Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on Zimbabwe’s water scarcity crisis: It had been five days since water had stopped flowing out of the taps at Eneres Kaitano’s bungalow in southern Harare, Zimbabwe’s modern and tidy capital city. Five days since she had done any laundry. Five days since she had forbidden her […]
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Nile River Water Supply Forecasts May Reduce the Chance of Conflict
August 1st, 2019
Via The Wilson Center, a look at tensions related to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Rising tensions between Egypt and Ethiopia over construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have led to speculation that there could be a war over water. When completed, the dam will be the largest in Africa. And it will give […]
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