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The Thirsty Dragon: Chinese Fracking Plans Prompt “Water-Grabbing†Fears
March 15th, 2013
Via China Dialogue, a report on China’s nascent fracking industry and concerns regarding the impact it could have upon the nation’s water supplies: China has become one of Asia’s leaders in expanding unconventional shale-gas extraction in the name of energy self-sufficiency and national autonomy. Experiences of “fracking†worldwide, however, suggest the costs to China of […]
Read more »Ethiopia And Saudi Arabia Argue Over Nile River Dam
March 15th, 2013
Via Bikya News, a report on recent tensions between Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia over the Renaissance dam project: Ethiopia has demanded that Saudi Arabia explain itself after a minister attacked the country over its massive Renaissance Nile River dam project, saying that the water rights of Sudan and Egypt would be threatened with its completion. […]
Read more »Ethiopia: Rumors of Water War On The Nile Or Dam-plomacy?
March 12th, 2013
Via Nazret.com, a look at Nile water tensions: Late last month, Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid Bin Sultan fired a shot across the bow from the Arab Water Council in Cairo to let the regime in Ethiopia know that his country takes a dim view of the “Grand Renaissance Dam” under “construction†on […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: India, China, And Bangladesh – The Contentious Politics Of The Brahmaputra Rive
March 10th, 2013
Via Eurasia Review, a look at the the politics of the Brahmaputra River between China, India, and Bangladesh: The Brahmaputra River is one of the most significant confidence-building measures between India, China, and Bangladesh. Despite a well-functioned relationship between India and China in recent decades, the Brahmaputra River may pose new challenges to the continued […]
Read more »Water Scarcity And Conflict At The Ethiopia-Kenya Border
March 10th, 2013
Via The Sojourner Project, an article on how water shortages are contributing to tribal clashes along the Kenyan-Ethiopian border: Water shortages at the Kenyan-Ethiopian border are contributing to tribal clashes-specifically between the Kenyan Turkana and the Ethiopian tribes Dassanech, Nyangatom and Mursi. The Horn of Africa as been called a hot spot of climate change- subject […]
Read more »Stalled Water-Sharing Treaty Frustrates Bangladesh
March 9th, 2013
Via AlertNet, a report on Bangladesh’s rising frustration with India over the fair distribution of water from the Teesta river: Bangladeshi Foreign minister Dipu Moni is nothing if not optimistic. Asked about the possibility of agreeing with India on the fair distribution of water from the Teesta river, she insists that “We are hopeful of […]
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