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Simmering Dispute Over Nile Heating Up
July 19th, 2010
Courtesy of Yale’s e360, an interesting report on the simmering dispute over who owns the waters of the River Nile which is heating up. As the article notes: “…From its headwaters in Ethiopia and the central African highlands to the downstream regional superpower Egypt, the Nile flows through 10 nations. But by a quirk of […]
Read more »A Political Storm Hovers Over Calm Nile Water
May 9th, 2010
With 300 million people dependent on the water of the Nile, it is not surprising that a deal on its usage by several countries is difficult to ratify. As Uganda’s Monitor reports the tenuous and contentious state of discussions have not yet subsided: “…It’s been a decade of negotiations-sometimes exemplified by mistrust, intrigue and walkouts. […]
Read more »Nile Sharing…
October 15th, 2009
Via The East African, commentary on the desire of some downstream riparian countries to renegotiate allocation of water in the Nile River basin. As the article notes: “…Peaceful and collective negotiations must be encouraged in the quest for a comprehensive legal framework that can allow all the 10 states to equitably utilise the River Nile […]
Read more »Water Sharing Pact: De-Ni(l)ed
July 29th, 2009
Courtesy of Terra Daily, a report on that water ministers from Nile Basin countries delayed signing a water-sharing pact already rejected by Egypt and Sudan, who oppose any reduction in their traditional quotas. As the article notes: “…Six months was allocated to solve the problem,” Ethiopian Minister of Water Resources Asfaw Dingamo told reporters at […]
Read more »Unquiet Flows The Nile…
June 24th, 2009
Via All Africa.com, a report on the latest discussions among & continuing differences between the nine countries over sharing of the Nile waters. As the article notes: Egypt refused to sign a long-negotiated water-sharing agreement at the talks held in late May. Egyptian experts say the proposed treaty failed to guarantee a fair share of […]
Read more »Hydro-Solidarity and Transboundary River Issues in Central Asia & The Middle East
March 20th, 2009
Via Terra Daily, an interesting look at three of the most challenging regions managing trans-boundary river issues and the chance for “hydro-solidarity” to overcome rising tensions in the Middle East and former Soviet Central Asia, both water-deprived regions with rapidly growing populations along with rising agricultural, industrial and energy requirements. As the article notes: “…Three […]
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