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Egypt’s Ambitious Desalination Plans
Via Global Water Intelligence, an article on Egypt’s ambitious desalination plans: The minister responsible for Egypt’s water infrastructure has said [...]
Violent Clashes Increase in Kenya over the Depleting Lake Turkana
Via Future Directions International, a report on tensions in northwest Kenya regarding Lake Turkana: Background Tensions are building around Lake [...]
The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Belt and Road Initiative Suffers a Double-Blow from Hydropower Agreements
Via Future Directions International, a report on the rejection of two Chinese hydropower projects in Asia: In May 2017, a [...]
The Amazon Effect: How Deforestation Is Starving São Paulo of Water
Courtesy of The Guardian, a look at how deforestation is starving São Paulo of water: São Paulo could face more [...]
Climate Change and Water Woes Drove ISIS Recruiting in Iraq
Via National Geographic, a look at how desperate farmers – battered by scarce water and climate change – were driven [...]
Damming or Damning the Amazon: Assessing Ecuador / China Cooperation
Via Mongabay, an article on Ecuador’s partnership with China and what it may mean for rivers in the Amazon: In [...]

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