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Ethiopia’s Water Tension With Egypt Eased In A Post-Meles Future?
August 8th, 2012
Via The Ethiopian Times, some commentary on the possibility that a post-Meles future could bring end to Ethiopia’s water tension with Egypt: An Egyptian ministry of water and irrigation told Bikyamasr.com on Sunday morning that with the combination of Egypt’s new President Mohamed Morsi and the potential of seeing a new leader in Ethiopia, they […]
Read more »Israel Siphoning Off Africa’s Nile?
August 3rd, 2012
Via Al Akhbar News, an article on the recent Israeli agreement with South Sudan over water: Egyptian and Sudanese policy failures have lead to a looming strategic threat to both countries’ most important resources – the Nile. Israel has now signed an agreement with the South Sudanese authorities over rights to the country’s precious water […]
Read more »Thai Villagers To Fight Lao Mekong Dam In Court
July 25th, 2012
Courtesy of AlertNet, a look at some Thai citizens’ efforts to oppose Laotian hydropower projects: The inhabitants of Ban Pak Ing Tai, a leafy village in Thailand’s far north nestled between the mighty Mekong River and one of its tributaries, know only too well what dams can do. This used to be a fishing village […]
Read more »Laos Backtracks on Controversial Xayaburi Dam
July 17th, 2012
Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on Laos’ decision to suspend work on the Xayaburi dam: After months of speculation and ambiguity, Laos finally publicly confirmed on Friday that work had been suspended on the controversial Xayaburi dam, the first large mainstream dam along the resource-rich Mekong River which runs through China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, […]
Read more »Morsi Visits Ethiopia To Seek Unity In Nile Nations Over Water
July 17th, 2012
Via UAE’s The National, a report on a recent visit by Egypt’s new president – Mohammed Morsi – to Addis Ababa, amid tense relations between the two countries over the Nile river. As the article notes: “…Egypt and Sudan, which rely on the Nile river for nearly all their water needs, are in a deadlock […]
Read more »Clinton Urges Mekong Nations To Avoid US Dam Mistakes
July 15th, 2012
Via Terra Daily, an article on the Xayaburi project: The US on Friday urged Mekong nations to learn from its mistakes in river infrastructure projects, as Laos confirmed it has postponed a controversial multi-billion dollar dam project. The $3.8 billion hydroelectric project at Xayaburi has sharply divided the four Mekong nations — Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia […]
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