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Egypt Girds Itself for the GERD
Via Foreign Policy, a look at how Egypt is responding to its lost of majority control of the Nile River: [...]
Is Southern California Prepared to Avoid a ‘Day Zero’ Water Crisis?
Via the Los Angeles Times, a look at whether Southern California is prepared to avoid a ‘Day Zero’ water crisis? [...]
The Rio Grande’s Pecan Problem
Via High Country News, commentary on how Big Ag is threatening New Mexico’s water supply:   Green is not the [...]
When Rivers Become Red Lines
Via Geopolitical Futures, a look at how scale and urgency have heightened the importance of certain water resources: Societies have [...]
Can Filtering Seawater Quench A Thirsty World?
Via the Washington Post, a look at how desalination is spreading beyond the wealthy Persian Gulf to poorer nations sapped [...]
The Promise and Peril of Ethiopia’s New Mega Dam
Via The Economist, a report on the potential regional impact of the GERD: WHEN ETHIOPIA inaugurates the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam [...]

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