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Nile Dam Study Fails To Stem The Tide Of Egyptian Indignation Towards Ethiopia
April 16th, 2014
Via The Guardian, a summary of the claims and counter-claims that have attended the delayed publication of a report on the likely impact of the Grand Renaissance dam: Villagers on the Nile in Khartoum. Ethiopia’s Gerd dam may give Sudan greater water access than an agreement with Egypt allows. The opening sentence of Egypt‘s new […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: UN Report Stresses Upcoming Water Crisis In India
April 16th, 2014
Via Future Directions, commentary on India’s water crisis: A UN report released recently predicts that as many as 3.4 billion people will be living in “water-scarce” countries by 2025. The report is particularly grim when it refers to India’s water security. While India is home to 18 per cent of the world’s population, it only […]
Read more »Iran’s Water Crisis Threatens Its Future
April 15th, 2014
Via Voice of America, a look at Iran’s worsening water crisis: Latian Dam Resevoir outside Tehran A looming water crisis in Iran has officials warning of water rationing for the capital Tehran. The Mehr news agency quotes Khosro Erteghaei, the head of Tehran’s regional water company as saying water levels at the four reservoirs that […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Tibetan Water Resources And Chinese Dams
April 9th, 2014
Via Tibet.net, an interesting piece of a larger report on the Third Pole: Rivers originating from Tibet flows to more than ten countries and play a vital role in the environmental services and socioeconomic of each country. These rivers (Table2) enable the Tibetan Plateau to become a strategic platform in exercising its dominance over the […]
Read more »Quenching Kenya: Can New Water Discoveries Save East Africa?
April 9th, 2014
Via Foreign Policy, an interesting article on the role that two recently discovered aquifers in Kenya may play in regional development and politics: An armed Turkana man walks towards the shores of Lake Turkana, October 12, 2013. Water scarcity is becoming the defining international crisis of the twenty-first century. Water conflicts rage across the world […]
Read more »Egypt Remains Reactionary As Nile Saga Continues
April 9th, 2014
Via Future Directions Interational, a look at how the construction of the Grand Renaissance Dam by Ethiopia continues to create tension in Egypt over regional water security. Egypt remains vocal in its objection to the project, but will need to adopt a more co-operative outlook if real progress is to be made on regional water […]
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