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Fight Over The Nile: Preview of Climate Change Diplomacy
August 18th, 2020
Via Slate, a look at how a fight over the world’s longest river is a preview of climate change diplomacy: The Book of Genesis describes the pharaoh of Egypt having two dreams: one in which he is standing by the Nile and sees seven fat cows devoured by seven thin cows, and one in which he […]
Read more »Debt on the Nile? Sharing Rivers on the African Continent
August 12th, 2020
Via The Wilson Center, a look at international coordination along the Nile: Trouble is brewing on the Nile. For years, use of the river was mainly about the needs of Egypt, by far the largest and most powerful riparian country in the basin. But since the Arab Spring of 2011, the situation has changed considerably. […]
Read more »Cape Town Taps Into ‘One Of World’s Biggest Aquifers’
August 12th, 2020
Via Times Live, a report on Cape Town’s inaugural use of a new source of underground water: Not long ago, Cape Town stood on the threshold of being the first major city in the world to run out of water. And while this was ultimately avoided, the city took no chances. In a move to end […]
Read more »Missing: 1.5 Billion Tons Of Water
August 8th, 2020
Via The Washington Post, a look at the impact of the Colorado River’s decreasing flows: On New Year’s Day in 2018, Paul Kehmeier and his father drove up Grand Mesa until they got to the county line, 10,000 feet above sea level. Instead of the three to five feet of snow that should have been […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Mumbai’s Water Levels
August 8th, 2020
Via The Hindustan Times, a report on Mumbai’s water crisis: The seven lakes that supply water to Mumbai have shown slight increase in water stock as water level reached 37.36% on Wednesday morning, up from 34.95% useful water content on Tuesday morning. The water level in the lakes was 89.96% this time last year. The […]
Read more »Iran: Impact of Decades of Unsustainable Water Use
August 4th, 2020
Via The Conversation, a look at the impact that decades of unsustainable water use has had in Iran: Salt storms are an emerging threat for millions of people in north-western Iran, thanks to the catastrophe of Lake Urmia. Once one of the world’s largest salt lakes, and still the country’s largest lake, Urmia is now barely […]
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