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Why Shared Water Could Become A Source of Conflict Between Arab Nations
March 23rd, 2024
Courtesy of Arab News, a look at why shared water resources could become a source of conflict between nations of the Arab region: Water scarcity is common across the Middle East and North Africa owing to high temperatures and limited rainfall As climate change depletes rivers and aquifers, experts warn a failure to jointly manage […]
Read more »Egypt Stresses Right to Defend Interests as Nile Dam Talks Fail
December 22nd, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a report on the Nile dam talks: Egypt criticises Ethiopia’s ‘refusal’ to accept compromise Egyptian president has warned against curtailing water rights Egypt said a fourth round of talks over a giant dam being built on the Nile River by Ethiopia has failed, and reiterated its right to defend its water and national […]
Read more »Egypt Announces Unsuccessful Conclusion of GERD Negotiations
December 21st, 2023
Via Ahram Online, an update on the unsuccessful conclusion of GERD negotiations: Egypt announced Tuesday that the recently revived negotiation track over the long-standing dispute caused by the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has reached an end as the fourth and final trilateral round of talks with Ethiopia and Sudan, which concluded earlier today, failed […]
Read more »Water Rights and Global Conflict in 2023
November 23rd, 2023
Via The Business Year, a look at water rights and global conflict in 2023: We once again find ourselves in troubled times as the year 2023 is coming to a close. The war in Ukraine has been raging for over 600 days, without any prospects for peace on the horizon. Meanwhile, the latest resurfacing of […]
Read more »Extreme Drought in Northern Italy Mirrors Climate in Ethiopia
November 15th, 2023
Via The Guardian, a look at new research that shows global heating creating a ‘whiplash effect’ of erratic extremes – often in poorest countries: Extreme drought in northern Italy has doubled over the past two decades, creating a climate that increasingly mirrors that of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa, research shows. Analysis of satellite imagery and […]
Read more »How To Tackle Sub-Saharan Africa’s Water Crisis
November 6th, 2023
Via The Frontier Post, commentary on how to tackle sub-Saharan Africa’s water crisis: Water should be considered a fundamental human right, to which all human beings are entitled, regardless of their background, ethnicity, nationality, religion or race. But consider yourself fortunate if you do have access to clean water around the clock, because it is […]
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