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Hydro-Solidarity and Transboundary River Issues in Central Asia & The Middle East
March 20th, 2009

Via Terra Daily, an interesting look at three of the most challenging regions managing trans-boundary river issues and the chance for “hydro-solidarity” to overcome rising tensions in the Middle East and former Soviet Central Asia, both water-deprived regions with rapidly growing populations along with rising agricultural, industrial and energy requirements.  As the article notes: “…Three […]

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Posted in Aral Basin, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nile, Russia, Tajikistan, Tigris-Euphrates System, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan | No Comments »

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Middle East & North Africa: Food vs. Water
July 21st, 2008

As reported in The International Herald Tribune, global food shortages have placed the Middle East and North Africa in a quandary, forcing them to choose between growing more crops to feed an expanding population or preserving their already scant supply of water. As the article notes: “…For decades nations in this region have drained aquifers, […]

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Posted in Egypt, Israel, Nile, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia | No Comments »

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Water Politics in the Horn of Africa & The Rest of the Continent
February 6th, 2008

Our recent post related to Lake Victoria encouraged us to look more closely at water politics in the Horn of Africa, and we came across this interesting analysis of the Jubba and Shabelle river basins which are located in this water scarce region also fraught with recurrent droughts, devastating floods, a growing population, interlocking conflicts, […]

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