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Ethiopia: The Water Tower of Africa Faces Worst Drought in Decades
February 3rd, 2016
Via Future Directions International, a report on Ethiopia’s drought: Despite high economic growth of approximately ten per cent a year, Ethiopia is still highly vulnerable to food and water insecurity. Seasonal rains between June and September failed in 2015, leading to severe water shortages and widespread drought. An estimated four hundred thousand children are currently […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China Drives Water Cooperation With Mekong Countries
February 1st, 2016
Via Third Pole.net, an interesting article on China’s agreement to engage more closely with its Southeast Asian neighbours over controversial hydropower projects and water resources: China is more closely involved in cross-border cooperation on hydropower and water management after the six countries that share the Mekong River signed a landmark agreement late last year. While more […]
Read more »Sharing The Nile
January 24th, 2016
Via The Economist, a look at how tThe largest hydroelectric project in Africa has so far produced only discord: WHEN Egyptian politicians discussed sabotaging the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in 2013, they naturally assumed it was a private meeting. But amid all the scheming, and with a big chuckle, Muhammad Morsi, then president, informed his […]
Read more »Pakistan Drafts National Water Policy
January 22nd, 2016
Via Third Pole.net, a report on Pakistan’s draft National Water Policy which looks to a future dominated by the impacts of climate change, advocates water pricing and highlights regional cooperation challenges: Grappling with increasing water scarcity and its far reaching implications on everyone, the Pakistan government has readied a comprehensive National Water Policy. The 20-page draft, […]
Read more »Drought Pushes South Africa To Water, Energy, And Food Reckoning
January 19th, 2016
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a detailed look at South Africa’s crisis as cities run dry and harvests retreat in an already reeling nation: January 7, 2016 could hardly have been worse in this thunderously beautiful, water-parched, and economically reeling nation of 55 million residents at the bottom of Africa. The South African rand slid in […]
Read more »Thailand: Scrambling To Drill Wells Amid Drought
January 19th, 2016
Via Eco Business, a report on Thailand’s water crisis: Thai authorities are rushing to drill thousands of wells across the country to ensure enough water for drinking and washing, as farmers grapple with a drought and a months-long water shortage. Authorities examined the water supply and demand nationwide – taking into account needs for agriculture, […]
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