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African Countries To Renegotiate Nile Water Quotas with Egypt
April 14th, 2011
Via Al Masry Al Youm, a report on efforts by African countries to renegotiate Nile water quotas with Egypt: Egypt has announced a final effort to re-negotiate the terms of the Cooperative Framework Agreement which apportions water from the Nile River to various basin countries. Since 1929, Egypt has held a near-monopoly on the water, […]
Read more »Syria And Turkey Reconcile Water Dispute With Friendship Dam
April 14th, 2011
Via Syria Today, a report on the establishment of the Friendship Dam on the Asi-Orontes River, the latest sign of deepening ties between Syria and Turkey. As the article notes: The launch of the Friendship Dam on February 6. On February 6, the prime ministers of Syria and Turkey laid the foundation stone of the […]
Read more »Defiant Ethiopia To Proceed With Massive Dam On The Nile River
April 5th, 2011
Courtesy of Green Prophet, an interesting article on how Ethiopia, defiant of Egypt’s historic monopoly over its flow, is pushing ahead with a controversial plan to build a massive dam on the Nile River. As the report notes: Waterfalls on the Blue Nile. Ethiopia has plans to grab hold of a bigger share of the […]
Read more »Water Tension In Iraq
March 25th, 2011
Via TerraDaily, a report on Kurdistan’s dam building initiatives that are causing tensions in the area. As the article notes: “…Authorities in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan area are building 11 dams and plan dozens more, the region’s agriculture minister said Thursday, a move that could raise tensions over water. “There are 11 dams now under construction,” […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India and Pakistan Race To Secure Priority Water Rights On The Indus
March 25th, 2011
Via China Dialogue, an interesting look at the emerging battle between India and Pakistan over dam projects in a race to secure priority water rights on the Indus River. As the report notes: “India and Pakistan are once again at loggerheads over the issue of water-sharing. Pakistan is raising strong objections to India’s construction of […]
Read more »Thirsty Dragon: New Dams in Southwest China Produces Power and Public Ire
March 24th, 2011
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a detailed look at the political, civil, and environmental impact of a surge of new dams in southwest China: Jiangbian, China – November 30, 2010: A dam under construction begins to redirect the flow of the Jiulong River into underground tunnels for power generation. Even in China, where power plants, […]
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