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Water Inequalities in Egypt: Issues Beyond GERD
January 16th, 2021
Via African Arguments, commentary on water inequality in Egypt: The long negotiations between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia on the terms under which the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will be filled and operated have shown little sign so far of agreement. Egyptian official discourse warned that the GERD could impact the country stressing that Egypt […]
Read more »In the Face of Criticism, Laos Pushes Ahead With Four Mekong Dams
January 15th, 2021
Via The Diplomat, a report on Laos’ plan to push ahead with four Mekong dams but whose costs and competition could leave the putative “battery of Southeast Asia” running on empty: As a struggling least developed country, Laos stands alone when it comes to ignoring common sense and pushing ahead with infrastructure development that it can […]
Read more »Two-Thirds of Earth On Pace To Lose Water As Climate Warms
January 13th, 2021
Via The Conversation, an article on how two-thirds of Earth’s land is on pace to lose water as the climate warms The world watched with a sense of dread in 2018 as Cape Town, South Africa, counted down the days until the city would run out of water. The region’s surface reservoirs were going dry amid […]
Read more »Turkish Drought: Istanbul Risks Running Out of Water In 45 Days
January 13th, 2021
Via The Guardian, a report on how water is at critically low levels across Turkey after lack of rainfall, leading to the most severe drought in a decade: Major cities across Turkey face running out of water in the next few months , with warnings Istanbul has less than 45 days of water left. Poor rainfall has […]
Read more »Florida’s Water Brawl With Georgia Reaches Supreme Court
January 12th, 2021
Via Terra Daily, an article on Florida’s water brawl with Georgia: Florida’s request to the U.S. Supreme Court to limit the state of Georgia’s water usage along the Apalachicola River basin is headed to a hearing on Feb. 22. The case is the first such interstate water dispute in the eastern United States to be heard […]
Read more »A River Used To Run Through It: Handling A Dwindling Rio Grande
January 12th, 2021
Via The Guardian, a report on how the Rio Grande used to flow freely, but now in Las Cruces, humans, fish and plants are vying for water in the arid landscape: Imagine the world without its most famous rivers: Egypt without the Nile, or London without the Thames. In Las Cruces, New Mexico, residents don’t have […]
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