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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 […]
Read more »Israel Siphoning Off Africa’s Nile?
August 3rd, 2012
Via Al Akhbar News, an article on the recent Israeli agreement with South Sudan over water: Egyptian and Sudanese policy failures have lead to a looming strategic threat to both countries’ most important resources – the Nile. Israel has now signed an agreement with the South Sudanese authorities over rights to the country’s precious water […]
Read more »Bangladesh To Help Nepal Manage Water Resources And Hydropower
August 1st, 2012
Via AsiaNews, a report that Bangladesh has agreed to work with Nepal in managing water resources. As the article notes: With an aim to import 1000 megawatt of electricity, Bangladesh has agreed to cooperate with Nepal in managing water resources and hydropower. The two countries also stressed the need for a trilateral discussion with India, […]
Read more »Myanmar: In The Dark Over Hydropower
July 29th, 2012
Courtesy of AlertNet, a look at Myanmar’s hydropower potential and politics: On a hot, humid evening in late May, hundreds of people holding candles gathered in the city of Mandalay to protest over power cuts, in the largest demonstration since Myanmar’s army crushed the monk-led “Saffron Revolution†nearly five years ago. The protests spread quickly to Yangon […]
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