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Oil, Gas, and Water: Cooperation in The South Caucasus
July 4th, 2009
Via Circle of Blue, an interesting report on a model of cooperation between Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan over water that may disprove the assumption that competition for water can only trigger conflict. As the article notes: “…It is often assumed that competition for water will trigger conflict. But in the South Caucasus — a globally […]
Read more »Central Texas Water Wars
June 28th, 2009
Via The Burnt Orange Report, an article on the evolving political water wars in central Texas. As the report notes: “…We’ve been expecting it for a long time, and now a Great Water War has come to Central Texas. The Lower Colorado River Authority has abandoned its water agreement with San Antonio, scrapped millions in […]
Read more »Water: A Key Element Of Mideast Peace
June 26th, 2009
Via Terra Daily, a reminder that water is a key element of Mideast peace. As the article notes: “…Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Israel must address the vital issue of water in the West Bank if meaningful peace talks are to take place.Israel’s leaders said nothing, but Abbas had touched on one of the most […]
Read more »Unquiet Flows The Nile…
June 24th, 2009
Via All Africa.com, a report on the latest discussions among & continuing differences between the nine countries over sharing of the Nile waters. As the article notes: Egypt refused to sign a long-negotiated water-sharing agreement at the talks held in late May. Egyptian experts say the proposed treaty failed to guarantee a fair share of […]
Read more »Vietnam: Dam(n)ing China Over Its Mekong Initiatives
June 18th, 2009
Via Yale’s Environment 360 journal, a detailed look at the impact that a series of Chinese dams on the 2,800 mile Mekong River will have upon tens of millions of Southeast Asians. As the article notes: “…Vietnam is now a fast-growing, Westernizing economy. But, paradoxically, peace and prosperity is currently the biggest threat to what […]
Read more »Bangladesh & India: Concerns Over Tipaimukh Dam Project
May 29th, 2009
Via Global Voices, a report on the Tipaimukh Hydroelectric Project being constructed near the confluence of Barak and Tuivai rivers, in Manipur, India and within 100km of Bangladesh border. As the article notes, from the start this project faced protests from potentially affected people in India, and from the downstream neighbor Bangladesh: “…It is being […]
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