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Nile Pact Enters Into Force Despite Egypt Objections
October 16th, 2024
Via Seed Daily, an article on the Nile River pact, which entered into force recently despite Egypt objections: A landmark multinational agreement on managing the waters of the Nile River has entered into force — over the vehement objections of Egypt.The Nile River Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA) took effect on Sunday after more than […]
Read more »Taps May Soon Run Dry in South African Cities Housing 12 Million
October 15th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a report on South Africa’s water crisis: Rand Water says Gauteng reservoir levels are critically low Temperatures as high as 37C was recorded over the weekend Reservoir levels in South Africa’s most populous province are plunging and continent’s biggest bulk-water supplier has warned that taps may soon run dry in cities where about […]
Read more »A Border-Wide Approach To Transboundary Aquifer Management Between Mexico and the United States
October 15th, 2024
Via Science Direct, a new journal article on transboundary aquifer areas between Mexico and the U.S.: Highlights • New Mexico and Chihuahua have the most vulnerable groundwater hotspots. • ETAAs help in the prioritization of areas to promote transboundary collaboration. • ETAAs support the assessment of potential transboundary impacts on a local scale. Abstract Study […]
Read more »Parting The Waters: India vs. Pakistan
October 12th, 2024
Via the Lowy Institute, commentary on efforts to modify the Indus Water Treaty: On 30 August, India asked Pakistan to modify the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), a long-standing agreement that allocates the waters of the Indus Basin equally between these two often hostile neighbours. It was the fourth such request since January 2023. The IWT is regarded […]
Read more »Drought Turns Amazonian Capital Into Climate Dystopia
October 11th, 2024
Via The Guardian, an article on the serious impact of drought on Manaus: A withering drought has turned the Amazonian capital of Manaus into a climate dystopia with the second worst air quality in the world and rivers at the lowest levels in 121 years. The city of 1 million people, which is surrounded by […]
Read more »Three International Water Conflicts to Watch
October 11th, 2024
Via Geopolitical Monitor, a report on three international water conflicts to watch: International water conflicts are a prisoner’s dilemma fundamentally rooted in geopolitics. Neither up nor downriver states can live without it, and water is the lifeblood of development and economic growth. Yet one (upriver) state has a fundamental advantage over the other (downriver) state. All […]
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