BLOG

Archive for the ‘South Sudan’ Category

Access to Groundwater To Unlock Sustainable Solutions for the Horn of Africa
May 7th, 2024

Via UNDP, an announcement of a new initiative related to groundwater in the Horn of Africa: A new initiative called the Africa Groundwater Access Facility (GaFa) has been launched today to address water scarcity affecting millions in the Horn of Africa. The Horn of Africa is a region characterized by significant water scarcity, resulting from […]

Read more »
Posted in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan | Comments Off on Access to Groundwater To Unlock Sustainable Solutions for the Horn of Africa

South Sudan’s Oil and Water Give It Bargaining Power – But Will It Benefit The People?
February 16th, 2023

Via The Conversation, a look at how South Sudan’s oil and water give it bargaining power – but will it benefit the people? South Sudan has long been one of east Africa’s most unstable states. But surging external interest in its resources and the diplomatic agility of its rulers are again underlining how pivotal the country remains […]

Read more »
Posted in Kenya, South Sudan | Comments Off on South Sudan’s Oil and Water Give It Bargaining Power – But Will It Benefit The People?

Will a Nile Canal Project Dry Up Africa’s Largest Wetland?
July 8th, 2022

Via Yale e360, an article on the impact that South Sudan’s 240-mile canal to divert water from the White Nile and send it to Egypt would have upon Africa’s largest wetland: Seen from space, the Sudd swamp is a giant green smudge where the White Nile, one of the great river’s two main branches, spreads out […]

Read more »
Posted in Egypt, Nile, South Sudan | Comments Off on Will a Nile Canal Project Dry Up Africa’s Largest Wetland?

  |  Next Page »
© 2024 Water Politics LLC .  'Water Politics', 'Water. Politics. Life', and 'Defining the Geopolitics of a Thirsty World' are service marks of Water Politics LLC.