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Trump Wades Into Nile Dispute; Egypt and Sudan Back Move, Ethiopia Silent
January 23rd, 2026
Via The Africa Report, a look at how Donald Trump has once again thrust Washington into the long-running dispute over the Nile River and Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, openly siding with Egypt and Sudan on water security: Tensions over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) took centre stage as US President Donald Trump met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah […]
Read more »Iran’s Regime Has Survived War, Sanctions and Uprising. Environmental Crises May Bring It Down.
January 21st, 2026
Via Inside Climate News, a look at how decades of water depletion, dam building and repression of scientists and environmentalists have driven Iran toward ecological crises that are fueling protests rocking the country: The anti?government protests sweeping across Iran, from major cities to rural towns, are fueled by anger over economic collapse and political repression. […]
Read more »World Entered New Era of ‘Water Bankruptcy’
January 20th, 2026
Via The Washington Post, an article on a new UN report in which researchers say the world’s parched condition is not merely a temporary crisis, but a permanent failure that requires rethinking the world’s approach to water scarcity: Climate change, pollution and decades of overuse have pushed the world into a state of “water bankruptcy,” […]
Read more »The Cross-Border Fight for Water in the Rio Grande Valley
January 17th, 2026
Via Texas Monthly, commentary on water diplomacy and a looming disaster for communities and industry along the Rio Grande: Water scarcity is a fact of life for people in South Texas and the Chihuahuan Desert of northern Mexico. While Texans in the Rio Grande Valley have so far avoided scientists’ predictions of a “Zero Day” […]
Read more »Mexico Is Sending Texas Billions of Gallons of Water. It Won’t Be Enough.
January 17th, 2026
Via Texas Monthly, a report on the treaty between the U.S. and Mexico that aims to manage resources that flow between nations. What happens when the water dries up? There’s a scenic overlook off the highway above the deep ravine of the Cañón del Pegüis in Chihuahua, Mexico, not far from the Texas border and […]
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