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GERD Is A Fait Accompli, So It’s Time To Manage It A Shared Resource
April 28th, 2023
Via ISSAfrica, commentary on the now irreversible GERD dam project and the need to managed it as both an Ethiopian and a shared resource: With the fourth annual filling looming in June and construction about 90% complete, the contentious Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and hydro-electric power plant on the Blue Nile seems to have […]
Read more »Arizona Revokes Water Permits For Saudi-Owned Alfalfa Farm
April 27th, 2023
Via KTAR News, a report that Arizona has revoked the water permits for a Saudi Arabia-owned alfalfa farm: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced that drill permits for a Saudi Arabia-owned alfalfa farm in La Paz County have been revoked. Two deep-water wells were approved for Fondomonte Arizona LLC eight months ago, which Mayes called […]
Read more »A New Front In Water Wars: Your Internet Use
April 26th, 2023
Courtesy of The Washington Post, an article on the growing controversy on how – in the American West – data centers are clashing with local communities that want to preserve water amid drought: When Jenn Duff heard that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, wanted to build yet another data center in Mesa, Ariz., she was […]
Read more »Colorado River Water: Is Fallowing Farmland A Fair Way To Conserve?
April 26th, 2023
Via Christian Science Monitor, a look at the potential of fallowing farmland as a way to conserve Colorado River water: What’s a farmer’s favorite vegetable to eat? “The one that’s making the most money,” Craig Elmore says. Crops bring profit. But this year, as before, Mr. Elmore isn’t farming some fields. These more than 2,000 […]
Read more »Trading Water for Sun
April 25th, 2023
Courtesy of the Wilson Quarterly, a look at how the Abraham Accords opened the door for a green energy exchange between Israel and Jordan: Water scarcity has marked the relationship between Israel and Jordan since a peace treaty was signed between the two nations in 1994. With Israel’s desalination capacity surging and Jordan’s water supply growing scarcer, […]
Read more »The Vietnamese Climate Trap
April 23rd, 2023
Via The Globe & Mail, a report on how – as rising seas ruin crops – Mekong Delta farmers are moving to big cities, straining their finances and families – but for most, migration is not an option. Their stories challenge conventional wisdom on what ‘climate refugees’ look like and where they go: 1. Farmer […]
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