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Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Can Ethiopia Become Africa’s Powerhouse?
December 19th, 2025
Via The Africa Report, a review of GERD thus far and how technical flaws, grid frailties and geopolitical tensions have meant the project has yet to deliver for the continent: The promises are immense. Last September, after 14 years of construction, Ethiopia inaugurated its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile. Standing 175m tall and spanning two […]
Read more »Colorado River Deadlines & Incentives
December 17th, 2025
Via JFleck at Inkstain, a summary of Colorado River deadlines and incentives: Key Takeaways The consensus-based effort to develop new rules to manage the Colorado River system hasn’t worked – it’s time for a new approach Federal leadership and the credible threat of managing reservoirs to protect the system is that new approach Missing Deadlines […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: India and China in Deep Water over Himalayan Hydropower
December 15th, 2025
Via East Asia Forum, a report on how India’s US$77 billion Brahmaputra hydropower initiative and China’s mega-dam at the Yarlung–Tsangpo Great Bend are turning the Himalayas into a digital hydropower flashpoint. Both states are tying dams to AI-enabled grids and data centres, but share no mechanism to manage the Brahmaputra. As China preserves its ‘hydrological […]
Read more »Colorado River Water Is Too Cheap, Particularly for Agricultural Users
December 14th, 2025
Courtesy of Inside Climate News, analysis of a new report from UCLA and the Natural Resources Defense Council which found nearly a quarter of Colorado River water is basically provided for free by the federal government: Colorado River water is not priced at rates that accurately reflect its scarcity, incentivizing inefficiency and overconsumption as climate […]
Read more »Dancing With Deadpool: Equity in the Colorado River Basin
December 10th, 2025
Via Jfleck, a spotlight on an excellent new report Dancing With Deadpool, a broad effort by a broad group of contributors to the Colorado River Research Group: Access to water, a concern around the globe, is constrained in many areas of the Colorado River Basin (CRB) by water scarcity, pollution and lack of delivery and […]
Read more »Trump Administration’s Threats to Shrink or Eliminate National Monuments Could Endanger Drinking Water for Millions
December 9th, 2025
Via Inside Climate News, commentary on a new Center for American Progress report which found 31 national monuments are the only conservation tool protecting 21,000 miles of rivers and streams that provide water for downstream communities: The 31 national monuments designated since the Clinton administration, which could be downsized as the Trump administration pushes to […]
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