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Africa: The “Underdammed” Continent
May 9th, 2010
Courtesy of The Economist, a report on dam building initiatives in Africa, rife with controversy, hostility, and some optimism: “…AFRICA is the “underdammed†continent. It is the least irrigated and electrified, yet it uses only 3% of its renewable water, against 52% in South Asia. So there is plenty of scope for an African dam-building […]
Read more »Understanding the Linkage Between Water and Energy Security: The Geopolitical “Watergy Nexus”
May 9th, 2010
Courtesy of Hydro-Logic, an interesting look at how the interconnected dynamics of water and energy resources – what I have defined as the “watergy nexus” – affects global politics, security, and tensions related to water scarcity. As the article notes, the bottom line is that water and energy issues are inextricably linked. No longer can […]
Read more »Increasing Tension As ‘Watergy Nexus’ Increases In Importance
May 4th, 2010
Via Terra Daily, another report noting the growing concerns over escalating water crises, particularly as the water-energy nexus (“watergy nexus”) becomes more and more apparent. As the article notes: “…Population growth, urbanisation, increasing pollution, soil erosion and climate variations are all reflected in the management and adequacy of the world’s waters. The situation is particularly […]
Read more »Water Resources for the Powerful?
April 19th, 2010
Via Daral Hyat, a review of developments between the seven upstream Nile countries who recently announced that they will sign a framework agreement that will overlook the two downstream countries Egypt and Sudan, and reduce their shares of the water. As this article notes, Cairo threatened that it will respond firmly to any move that […]
Read more »Central Asia’s Water
April 6th, 2010
Via WaterWired, an interesting pointer towards a detailed report on Central Asian water recently published by UNDP’s Water Governance Facility at the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). As the article notes, water is a key issue in one of the most strategically important regions in the world in which Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan all […]
Read more »Better Dead Than Red? Hydro Cooperation In The Middle East
March 22nd, 2010
Via The Global Post, a report on how an impending water crisis is forcing Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian Authority to work together. As the article notes: “…Nothing accelerates the peace process between old foes like the threat of a common enemy. In the case of Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority that enemy is […]
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