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River Politics: Ethiopia’s Contested Dam Project on the Nile River
October 11th, 2012
Via STRATFOR (subscription required), analysis of the geopolitics related to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: At the height of the Arab Spring in March 2011 when Egypt was consumed by domestic unrest, Ethiopia announced it would soon begin construction on a hydroelectric dam along the Blue Nile River, one of two main tributaries for the […]
Read more »Water wars In Central Asia: Dammed If They Do
October 10th, 2012
Via The Economist, a report on how spats over control of water roil an already unstable Central Asia region: TAJIKISTAN’S president, Emomali Rakhmon, likes things big. He has built the world’s tallest flagpole. Last year he opened the region’s largest library (with few books in it so far). But one gigantic project is proving contentious […]
Read more »Pakistan: India’s Water Terror Must Be Stopped
October 10th, 2012
Via Pakistan’s The Nation, an article reflecting the inflamed water tension between India and Pakistan: Special Committee of the Parliament on Kashmir on Tuesday, said that water was essential for the economy of Pakistan. “India is stealing water of the rivers, namely Sindh, Jhelum and Chenab, allocated to Pakistan under the Indus Water Treaty, therefore, […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon And Parched Tiger: Why India And China Should Discuss Tibet
October 5th, 2012
Via First Post, an article on the issue of Tibet and the role water politics may play in upcoming discussions between India and China: The issue of Tibet should be “on the table†during talks between India and China, Tibetan political leader Lobsang Sangay said here Friday. “I believe Tibet should be on the table […]
Read more »California Delta: Accustomed To Water Wars, Prepares For Battle
October 5th, 2012
Via the Los Angeles Times, a look at some California landowners planning their fight against two 35-mile underground tunnels that would carry water from the Sacramento River to the giant pumps that fill southbound aqueducts: As a child, Brett Baker learned farming fundamentals from his grandfather, who taught him to drive a tractor and gave […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Protests Break Out After India Rules In Favor of Downstream State In River Dispute
October 4th, 2012
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a report on a decades-long quarrel over water allocations that has boiled up again during India’s dry summer, ending in farmer protests and increased security: The Cauvery River flows past Srirangapatna in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. Water allocations from the river have soured relations between Karnataka and its […]
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