BLOG
Will Egypt Agree To Sell Nile Water?
January 6th, 2021
Via Al Monitor, commentary on the Nile River dispute: As of Dec. 8, Wall Street started trading futures contracts in water, just as it does in gold, oil and basic commodities. This is the first time trading in water as a commodity has taken place in any stock market. This comes at a time when negotiations between Egypt, Ethiopia and […]
Read more »Colorado River Indian Tribes Take Another Step Toward Marketing Valuable Water in Arizona
January 6th, 2021
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a report on how Arizona tribes recently unveiled draft legislation to allow their water to be leased to users in Arizona off the reservation or stored underground: The water rights held by the Colorado River Indian Tribes are a valuable asset, and tribal leadership is seeking congressional approval to cash in on […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Mekong Levels Reportedly Plummet Due to Chinese Dam Activity
January 6th, 2021
Via The Diplomat, an article on Chinese dam withdrawals on the Mekong: Water levels on the Mekong River have fallen due to the filling of a Chinese dam on the upper reaches of the river in Yunnan province, according to locals and river monitors. The fall was reported on January 4, when locals in the […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India Has Water for Its Economic Plans – If Farms Can Be More Thrifty
January 6th, 2021
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, an article on India’s need to reduce agricultural water use in order to grow slake the thirst of its growing economy: India’s leaders have ambitious goals for the country’s economy, aiming with the Make in India campaign to lift the manufacturing sector to a place of prominence. To do that, […]
Read more »Safe Water costs 40 Times More In Coastal Bangladesh Than Cities
January 5th, 2021
Courtesy of The Third Pole, a report on how water in coastal Bangladesh is increasingly undrinkable as sea level rise caused by climate change turns water sources saline: Twice a week, 50-year-old Brajasundari loads a collection of jerrycans onto a pedal cart, climbs aboard and travels three kilometres from her village Kanchrahati to buy water. […]
Read more »Nile Dam Dispute: Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia Agree To More Talks
January 5th, 2021
Via Al Jazeera, a report on how the three counties will hold more talks over disputed dam this month after previous negotiations failed to reach a deal: Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia agreed on Sunday to hold further talks this month to resolve their long-running dispute over the Addis Ababa’s huge dam on the Blue Nile, […]
Read more »