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Dammed Thirsty: The Cross-Border Fight For Water
April 7th, 2023
Via Terra Daily, a look at some of the world’s cross-border fights for water: With half the world experiencing water scarcity for at least part of the year, the huge dams being built by some countries to boost their power supplies while their neighbours go parched are a growing source of potential conflict.Ahead of a […]
Read more »Egypt, Sudan Hold Joint Military Drills As Nile Dispute With Ethiopia Drags On
April 7th, 2023
Via Al Monitor, a report on new naval drills which come at a time of heightened tensions with Ethiopia as Addis Ababa works toward completing the filling of its controversial Nile dam without reaching an agreement with its downstream neighbors: Naval forces from Egypt and Sudan have completed joint military drills at the naval base of Port […]
Read more »Water Scarcity in the Arab World
January 27th, 2023
Via Geopolitical Futures, a report on the Arab World’s water challenges: Many prosperous ancient civilizations in the Arab world had at least one thing in common: an abundance of water. Today, however, the Arab region in West Asia and North Africa could become the most water-scarce area in the world. Demand is rising, driven […]
Read more »Egypt Seeks US Help In Reviving Ethiopia Dam Deal
December 15th, 2022
Via Terra Daily, a report that Egypt is seeking U.S. help in moving towards a deal with Ethiopia over the Grand Renaissance Dam: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday sought US help in pressing Ethiopia into an agreement on a mega-dam that the parched Arab country sees as an existential threat Visiting Washington for […]
Read more »Crisis On The Nile
November 8th, 2022
Via The Frontier Post, an article on the challenges facing the Nile: Running from Uganda to Egypt, the Nile is essential to the survival of millions of people living in Africa. But a combination of climate change and human overuse is drying up the river, and worsening conditions for farmers who fear low harvests and […]
Read more »Nile: “In Mortal Danger, From Its Source To The Sea’
November 2nd, 2022
Via Terra Daily, an article on the precarious state of the Nile: The pharaohs worshipped it as a god, the eternal bringer of life. But the clock is ticking on the Nile. Climate change, pollution and exploitation by man are putting existential pressure on the world’s second longest river, on which half a billion people […]
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