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In 2010, Egypt Was Prepared To Bomb All Of Ethiopia’s Nile Dams
October 14th, 2012
Via Business Insider, a look at some old information (dated 2010) that indicated that Egypt was prepared to take military action to protect its stake in the Nile: In 2010 Egypt discussed taking military action in cooperation with Sudan against Ethiopia to protect their stake in Nile River, according to internal emailsfrom the U.S. private-security […]
Read more »Sudan Reaffirms Support for Egypt’s Nile Water Rights
September 17th, 2012
Via Ooska News, a report on Sudan’s support for Egypt’s Nile water rights: Sudanese President Omer Al-Bashir, despite demands from the International Criminal Court for his arrest for war crimes, traveled to Cairo on September 16 to meet with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, where he reaffirmed Sudan’s support for Egypt on Nile water rights. The […]
Read more »Glacial Melt In The Himalayas: Real, But Not So Fast
September 14th, 2012
Via Nature Conservancy, a follow up look at a recent report from the National Academy of Sciences on the impact of glacier on Himalayan countries like India and China: Is glacier melt the biggest concern about climate change for Himalayan countries like India and China? No, says a new report from the National Academy of […]
Read more »Vietnam Warns Of Water Conflicts
September 14th, 2012
Via The Phuket News, an article noting Vietnam’s concerns that nations could soon be engaged in conflicts over access to water, especially over exploitation of Southeast Asia’s Mekong River: Speaking at a business forum in Russia, Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang said water was likely to become a geopolitical flashpoint commodity like oil. “It would […]
Read more »On The Fate Of Asia’s Great Rivers
September 13th, 2012
Courtesy of The New York Times, a look at the challenges facing Asia’s largest rivers: The melting Zemu Glacier in eastern Tibet. A new report from the National Research Council, a group that advises the United States government, brings some sobriety to the oft-heated discussion about melting Himalayan glaciers. Interest in the glaciers intensified in […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Largest Hydropower Station On Mekong River Starts Operation
September 8th, 2012
Via Xinhua News, a report on a new hydropower station on the Mekong River: The largest hydropower station on Lancang River in southwest China’s Yunnan Province — known as the Mekong River in southeast Asia — went into operation Thursday with its first power generating unit up and running. The Nuozhadu hydroelectric station, located in […]
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