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Afghanistan and Iran: From Water Treaty To Water Dispute
October 14th, 2020
Via The Interpreter, a report on how a dam near completion on the Helmand River in Afghanistan is at the centre of a disagreement over water rights: With an estimated 75 billion cubic metres (BCM) of water annually, Afghanistan is, on paper, a self-sufficient water country. However, the country also “has one of the lowest levels of water storage capacity in […]
Read more »Water Conflicts in International Rivers
October 12th, 2020
Via ESRI, a report on water conflicts on international rivers: October 24, 2020 is the deadline of the U.S water debt in which Mexico still has to release about 300 million cubic meters of water to the Rio Grande. The U.S. water debt is part of the 1944 treaty about the water utilization of the Rio Grande, Colorado and Tijuana […]
Read more »Why Nile Renaissance Dam Talks Are On Hold For Now
October 11th, 2020
Via Al-Monitor, commentary on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam negotiations between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan whcih have been in a state of calm since the last session that was held under the auspices of the African Union and completely failed to reach a binding agreement between all parties: The negotiation session held Aug. 28 between […]
Read more »Water War: America Is Losing Credibility In The Egypt-Ethiopia Dam Dispute
October 8th, 2020
Via National Interest, commentary on how – by not remaining impartial on the issue – the United States has likely jeopardized its chance to be a credible GERD conflict mediator: In early September, the United States decided to suspend up to $130 million in aid to Ethiopia over a “lack of progress” in negotiations with Egypt and Sudan on […]
Read more »Projecting “Peak Water” and “Peak Grain” For The US High Plains
October 8th, 2020
Via , a report on water stress in the US midwest: “Peak oil” is a familiar phrase that refers to the point when oil production ceases its steady upward climb and begins to decline. It has its roots in a mathematical curve proposed by geologist M. King Hubbert in the 1950s, which he applied to total […]
Read more »Conflict over U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty Escalates as Farmers Take La Boquilla Dam
October 3rd, 2020
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a look at growing water tension between the U.S. and Mexico: Tensions between Mexico and the United States over water intensified this month as hundreds of Mexican farmers seized control of La Boquilla dam in protest over mandatory water releases. The protesters came from parched Chihuahua state, nearly 100 square […]
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