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Amid Egypt Crisis, Addis Pushes Nile Dam
December 2nd, 2012
Via Terra Daily, a look at Ethiopia’s efforts to complete a massive Blue Nile dam: Ethiopia is driving to complete its massive $4.8 billion Grand Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile amid a long-running dispute with Egypt that will likely worsen in the months ahead unless addressed. Egypt faces destabilization as it stands to lose […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Shale Development Threatens China’s Water
November 30th, 2012
Via Energy Daily, a look at the watergy challenge facing China’s planned shale oil development: disclaimer: image is for illustration purposes only As China readies for the water-intensive process of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to tap into massive reserves of shale natural gas, concerns are rising regarding the country’s already limited water supply. China has […]
Read more »Laos: We Are In Compliance With Mekong Pact
November 26th, 2012
Via Asia News Network, a report that Laos feels it is in compliance regarding its dam building activities on the Mekong: Laos has complied with the procedures for notification, prior consultation and agreement under the 1995 Mekong Agreement before starting construction of the Xayaboury dam on the mainstream of the Mekong River, according to a […]
Read more »Trickle-Down Diplomacy: South American Style
November 22nd, 2012
Via The Economist, an interesting report on Evo Morales efforts to swap a stream for a piece of Chilean seafront: THE Silala (known as the Siloli in Chile) trickles down from Bolivia’s unpopulated Andean plateau to the Chilean border. Little more than a ditch in places, the stream is nevertheless the cause of renewed tension […]
Read more »Water Tensions Overflow In Ex-Soviet Central Asia
November 21st, 2012
Via Terra Daily, a report on the water tensions of Central Asia: The ex-Soviet states of Central Asia are engaged in an increasingly bitter standoff over water resources, adding another element of instability to the volatile region neighbouring Afghanistan. Plans in mountainous but energy-poor Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan for two of the world’s biggest hydro-electric power […]
Read more »Gaza’s Other War Is Over Water
November 21st, 2012
Via Pacific Standard, a look at the water challenges facing Israel & Gaza: Of all the things the governments of Israel and Gaza have against each other, the fate of a water treatment plant would seem like the least of the problem. A little-noted UN report released in August argued the opposite: that the rockets […]
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