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Climate Change To Bring Enhanced Droughts Worldwide
October 1st, 2022
Via WaterWorld, an article on a new study from the University of East Anglia which estimates that rising global temperatures will increase the length and spread of major droughts for India, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Brazil, and Egypt: New research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) finds that rising global temperatures will bring significant risks of more frequent […]
Read more »Egypt’s Negative Stance on the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
October 1st, 2022
Via New Eastern Outlook, an article on Egypt’s negative stance on the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: If you read Cairo newspapers, one of the main topics of great concern to residents of Egypt’s capital, and indeed to all Egyptians, is the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The headlines say a lot: “Ethiopia wants to monopolize all water […]
Read more »Forgotten Droughts: Five Regions That Could Soon Face Conflict Over Water
September 14th, 2022
Via EuroNews, a look at five regions of the world which could soon face conflict over water: Millions of people in ‘neglected’ regions could soon face violent conflict over water, according to an early warning tool developed by the Water Peace and Security partnership. News cameras turned to Europe this summer as the continent sweltered through […]
Read more »Ethiopia Calls On Nile Basin States To Implement CFA
September 6th, 2022
Via the Addis Standard, a report on Ethiopia’s call on Nile Basin riparian states to expedite implementation of the Cooperative Framework Agreement: Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, called on all the Nile Basin riparian states to “expedite the coming into force of” the Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA). The […]
Read more »The Long-Term Water Politics of Ethiopia’s Nile River Mega-Dam
September 2nd, 2022
Via STRATFOR WorldView (subscription required), analysis of the long-term water politics of Ethiopia’s Nile River mega-dam: Ethiopia’s unilateral filling of the dam’s reservoir will worsen water scarcity in Egypt and Sudan, threatening to set a dangerous precedent for regional water politics if the three states do not resume negotiations. Ethiopia completed its third filling of the […]
Read more »Ethiopia Braces For Deeper Drought
August 27th, 2022
Via Ethiopia’s The Reporter, an article on how Ethiopia is bracing for a deeper drought as IGAD predicts fifth failed rainy season: Drought-affected areas in the Southern and Eastern parts of Ethiopia may not get sufficient rain in the coming rainy season, according to a new projection issued by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). […]
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