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Water: Connecting Israel to Africa
August 15th, 2012
Via Green Prophet, an article on increasing cooperation between Israel and Africa over water: Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Danny Ayalon, landed on Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He continued on to Uganda and Kenya, where he will inaugurate two Israeli-cooperation projects in agriculture and health. According to Israel’s ambassador to Uganda, Gil Haskel, Israel is […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Thirst For Coal Could Soon Land It In A Water Shortage
August 15th, 2012
Via Business Insider, a look at a new Greenpeace report on the risk that 16 large-scale coal bases that China has planned could trigger severe water crises in the country’s arid northwest: As China continues to grow, so too do its energy demands. A report by Greenpeace released this month titled “Thirsty Coal: A Water […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Water Supply Stress In China
August 9th, 2012
Via the JAWRA blog, reference to a recent report on water supply stress in China: Water supply and use data were compiled for the time period of 1998-2003 in this synthesis study in Northern China. The Water Supply Stress Index (WSSI) as defined as Water Demand/Water Supply was used to quantitate whether water supply could […]
Read more »Lake Malawi Exploration Fuels Ownership Debate
August 9th, 2012
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an example of the watergy nexus straining relations between two nations in Africa: A 50-year-old border dispute has reignited between Malawi and Tanzania over ownership of Lake Malawi, Africa’s third largest lake. The reason? Oil and gas. Malawi’s late president, Bingu wa Mutharika, awarded an exploration contract to UK company […]
Read more »Ethiopia’s Water Tension With Egypt Eased In A Post-Meles Future?
August 8th, 2012
Via The Ethiopian Times, some commentary on the possibility that a post-Meles future could bring end to Ethiopia’s water tension with Egypt: An Egyptian ministry of water and irrigation told Bikyamasr.com on Sunday morning that with the combination of Egypt’s new President Mohamed Morsi and the potential of seeing a new leader in Ethiopia, they […]
Read more »Canadians: Thirsty For A National Water Strategy
August 3rd, 2012
Via The Calgary Herald, an article on Canada’s water issues: In the future, prosperous nations will be those with enough water for food, cities, industry and nature — and know how to ensure each gets the amount it needs. But Canada’s prosperity is at risk because our water is increasingly at risk. Indeed, there is […]
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