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Water Crisis Batters War-Torn Sudan As Temperatures Soar
June 18th, 2024
Via Phys.org, a report on Sudan’s tragic water crisis: War, climate change and man-made shortages have brought Sudan—a nation already facing a litany of horrors—to the shores of a water crisis. “Since the war began, two of my children have walked 14 kilometers (nine miles) every day to get water for the family,” Issa, a […]
Read more »Why Ethiopia’s $5 Billion Megadam Worries Egypt and Sudan
June 14th, 2024
Via the Wall Street Journal, a video report on why Ethiopia’s $5 Billion megadam worries Egypt and Sudan: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River is the largest ever built in Africa and promises to transform Ethiopia’s economy. But for countries downstream, like Egypt and Sudan, the dam is seen as a […]
Read more »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 »Why Shared Water Could Become A Source of Conflict Between Arab Nations
March 23rd, 2024
Courtesy of Arab News, a look at why shared water resources could become a source of conflict between nations of the Arab region: Water scarcity is common across the Middle East and North Africa owing to high temperatures and limited rainfall As climate change depletes rivers and aquifers, experts warn a failure to jointly manage […]
Read more »Egypt Stresses Right to Defend Interests as Nile Dam Talks Fail
December 22nd, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a report on the Nile dam talks: Egypt criticises Ethiopia’s ‘refusal’ to accept compromise Egyptian president has warned against curtailing water rights Egypt said a fourth round of talks over a giant dam being built on the Nile River by Ethiopia has failed, and reiterated its right to defend its water and national […]
Read more »Egypt Announces Unsuccessful Conclusion of GERD Negotiations
December 21st, 2023
Via Ahram Online, an update on the unsuccessful conclusion of GERD negotiations: Egypt announced Tuesday that the recently revived negotiation track over the long-standing dispute caused by the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has reached an end as the fourth and final trilateral round of talks with Ethiopia and Sudan, which concluded earlier today, failed […]
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