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Kyrgyzstan to Return Issyk-Kul Resorts to Uzbekistan
August 28th, 2023
Via The Diplomat, an article on another example of water diplomacy in Central Asia: Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan completed the work of delimiting their border in January 2023. While it’s now clear exactly where one country’s territory ends and the other’s begins, other disputes about infrastructure – some nowhere near the border – remain. In addition to gas […]
Read more »Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan Resume Talks on Nile River Dam, But Obstacles Remain
August 28th, 2023
Via Al Monitor, a report on resumed talks around GERD, but obstacles remain: Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have resumed talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, though a final agreement on the Nile River mega-dam remains elusive and faces several challenges. The latest round of talks began on Sunday in Cairo between the three countries. Egypt […]
Read more »Kyrgyz-Kazakh Relations Strained Amid Water Cutoff
August 27th, 2023
Via Radio Free Europe, a report at how water is straining Kyrgyz-Kazakh relations: The video recorded on a Kazakh farmer’s smartphone reached the Internet like a distress signal. “Zhambyl Province. Sugar beet. There is no water. The beet has died,” the voice said over footage of failed crops in this traditionally fertile corner of southern […]
Read more »Can Central Asia Engage With the Taliban Over Access To Water?
August 27th, 2023
Via Real Clear World, commentary on whether Central Asia can engage with the Taliban over water: Recently, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported the progress of Afghanistan’s Qosh Tepa Irrigation Canal, $670 million, 285-kilometer canal to irrigate 550,000 hectares of land by diverting 25% of the flow of the Amu Darya River. Irrigating northern Afghanistan has been a […]
Read more »Drought Puts Morocco’s Water Infrastructure Projects Into Overdrive
August 27th, 2023
Via Al Monitor, a report on Morocco’s rising budget for water infrastructure as desalination and dam projects advance amid droughts and increasing international partnerships: Repeated droughts and dwindling water resources have pushed Moroccan authorities into emergency mode. As the country grapples with its worst drought in 40 years, the building of critical water infrastructure has emerged […]
Read more »Water Scarcity Is No Longer Just a Crisis; It’s a Permanent Critical Condition
August 25th, 2023
Via The National Digest, a discussion on water scarcity: One of the most significant impacts of global warming is the reduction of water availability around the world. According to the United Nations, 26% of the world’s population does not have access to safe drinking water and 46% lack access to basic sanitation. Only 0.5% of the […]
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