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Egypt, Sudan Coordinate Positions In Nile Dam Dispute
March 12th, 2021
Via Al Monitor, an article on how Egypt and Sudan are currently increasing coordination on the issue the controversial dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile River: A few days after Egypt and Sudan signed a military cooperation agreement March 2, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visited Khartoum March 6, in a move that carried political and security messages against Ethiopia’s […]
Read more »Sisi: Egypt, Sudan Rejection of Ethiopia Nile Dam ‘Fait Accompli’
March 8th, 2021
Via Terra Daily, a report on the latest status of negotiations around the Grand Renaissance Dam: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned Saturday against Ethiopia continuing to fill its Nile dam, on his first visit to Sudan since the ouster of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir nearly two years ago. Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia have been […]
Read more »In Drying Colorado River Basin, Indian Tribes Are Water Dealmakers
March 4th, 2021
Via Circle of Blue, a look at how native Americans – who hold 20 percent of the basin’s water rights – will shape the future of the Southwest: Mired in drought and torched by one of the hottest years ever measured, the seven states of the Colorado River Basin are acutely aware of how a […]
Read more »The Cost of Pakistan’s Dam Obsession
March 4th, 2021
Via The Diplomat, a report on Pakistan’s water woes, and its inclination to address such via dams which carry steep costs – literally and figuratively: In August 2018, seated behind a large desk and looking straight into the camera for his inaugural address, Prime Minister Imran Khan declared that building dams was the only way […]
Read more »Nevada May Create ‘Water Court’ System
March 4th, 2021
Via The Review Journal, a report that Nevada may create a new ‘water court’: As disputes over water rights increasingly end up in lengthy legal battles, the Nevada Supreme Court is potentially looking to reshape how the nation’s driest state handles water law. Nevada’s high court on Wednesday held a public hearing on a petition […]
Read more »Hundreds of Wells Alleviate Water Shortages in Venezuelan Capital
March 4th, 2021
Via InterPress Service, a report on how Venezuelans are trying to navigate their water scarcity challenges: Thousands of families in the Venezuelan capital have dipped into their savings or gone into debt, in the midst of the worst economic crisis in this country since the 19th century, so that their building has access to a well […]
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