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Disputes Between Jordan and Saudi Arabia Over the al-Disi Aquifer
December 29th, 2010
Via Green Prophet, an update on Jordan’s long planned water conveyance project to bring water from an underground aquifer near its border with Saudi Arabia. As the article notes: “…[it] is now closer to reality with the arrival of 200 km of pipeline from Turkey, according to a December 20 article in the Jordan Times. […]
Read more »The Nile Water War: Soon To Heat Up?
December 28th, 2010
Via Terra Daily, an interesting article on the potential that a new Sudan state will threaten to upend the Nile sharing structure already under pressure. As the report notes: The expected emergence of a new state in southern Sudan following a January independence referendum is causing alarm in Cairo because the signs are the infant […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Downstream Fury Over Upstream Dams
December 27th, 2010
Courtesy of China Dialogue, the first of a three-part series by historian Qin Hui in which he criticises Beijing’s response to the downstream fury that has arisen over China’s dam-building in south-west China. As the article notes: “…The Cambodian prime minister is in China’s good books. In a recent – and friendly – speech, Hun […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Boosting Supplies Is Not Enough
December 27th, 2010
Via China Dialogue, an interesting acknowledgement that boosting supplies won’t solve Beijing’s chronic water shortage unless the government also tackles the careless habits of city dwellers. As the article notes: “We’ve been using it for over a decade, how can it just run out?†Mrs Wang lives in the Tianxin Jiayuan complex in the Beijing […]
Read more »Parched Tiger: Growing Water Resource Deficits Across India
December 19th, 2010
Via Columbia University’s State of The Planet blog, an in-depth analysis of the the problem of water resource deficits across India. As the article notes, the rapidly declining groundwater table in Punjab–one of the most agriculturally productive states and the heart of green revolution belt in northern India–is especially disturbing: “…As the epicenter of the […]
Read more »The Curse of The Nile
December 12th, 2010
Courtesy of The Guardian, an interesting look at rising tensions between Ethiopia and Egypt over the Nile. As the article notes: The Nile at Aswan, Egypt With the world’s attention distracted by the latest WikiLeaks revelations, Ethiopia’s prime minister Meles Zenawi did not need a whistleblower to cause his country diplomatic embarrassment: he proved more […]
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