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African Countries To Renegotiate Nile Water Quotas with Egypt
April 14th, 2011
Via Al Masry Al Youm, a report on efforts by African countries to renegotiate Nile water quotas with Egypt: Egypt has announced a final effort to re-negotiate the terms of the Cooperative Framework Agreement which apportions water from the Nile River to various basin countries. Since 1929, Egypt has held a near-monopoly on the water, […]
Read more »Mekong Countries To Convene Additional Meeting On Xayaburi Project
April 7th, 2011
Via Energy Daily, an updated report on ongoing regional discussions around the Xayaburi hydropower development project, proposed by the Government of Lao PDR. As the article notes: “…As the deadline for reaching a decision comes closer, four Lower Mekong Basin Countries have agreed to convene a special session on the prior consultation process for the […]
Read more »Defiant Ethiopia To Proceed With Massive Dam On The Nile River
April 5th, 2011
Courtesy of Green Prophet, an interesting article on how Ethiopia, defiant of Egypt’s historic monopoly over its flow, is pushing ahead with a controversial plan to build a massive dam on the Nile River. As the report notes: Waterfalls on the Blue Nile. Ethiopia has plans to grab hold of a bigger share of the […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India and Pakistan Race To Secure Priority Water Rights On The Indus
March 25th, 2011
Via China Dialogue, an interesting look at the emerging battle between India and Pakistan over dam projects in a race to secure priority water rights on the Indus River. As the report notes: “India and Pakistan are once again at loggerheads over the issue of water-sharing. Pakistan is raising strong objections to India’s construction of […]
Read more »River Rivalry On The Nile
March 17th, 2011
Via Terra Daily, an updated report on the tensions rippling out from Ethiopia’s plans to build large dams on the Nile. As the article notes: “…Ethiopia is pressing ahead with plans to build large dams on the Nile as upstream African states put pressure on a reluctant Egypt to share the waters of the world’s […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Watts, Water, and Workers
March 8th, 2011
Courtesy of The Circle of Blue, a detailed look at China’s ambitious water conservation and transfer program, started in 2003, to help hold off the looming confrontation between its scarce water reserves and growing coal-based industrial sector. As the article notes: “…On Sept. 7, 2007, during a morning briefing in Beijing on China’s newest five-year […]
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