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Nigeria and Israel Collaboration On Water Resources Management

weircentreforafrica wrote 4 months ago: By Depo Adenle In a news release by the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday, September 27, 2011, it was … more →

Tags: Water Issues: General, Israel Desert Research Institute, Nigeria Water Resources Institute, drip irrigation, sahel savannah, dry lands

Wikileaks: US political interests in water issues

dietvorst wrote 11 months ago: Wikileaks logo Leaked diplomatic cables from US embassies published to date by Wikileaks give an ind … more →

Tags: Water Resources Management, Policies & legislation, Transparency, water conflicts, USA, Russia, India, corruption, Wikileaks

Drought to Persist in Southern US

Wes Strickland wrote 11 months ago: On February 10, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published new maps sho … more →

Tags: climate change, Desalination, Water Conservation, Water markets/transfers, Water recycling/reuse, water planning, united states, Texas, Georgia

National Water Policy in Australia4 comments

Wes Strickland wrote 1 year ago: In my last post I promised a report on water in Australia, and now that I have returned from the tri … more →

Tags: climate change, Desalination, Economics of water, Public utilities regulation, Water Conservation, Water markets/transfers, Water recycling/reuse, Water Rights, Australia

Africa: upstream states challenge Egypt over Nile waters1 comment

dietvorst wrote 1 year ago: A water-sharing treaty among five upstream Nile Basin countries – to the exclusion of Egypt an … more →

Tags: Burundi, Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Policies & legislation, Rwanda, Sudan, Uganda, Water Resources Management

UWASNET at the Climate Change Negotiations

fannetwork wrote 1 year ago: While I was in Bonn for Water Day and the Climate Change negotiations, I ran into Isaac Kabongo the … more →

Tags: dialogue and influence, link between local and global, network of changemakers, climate change, water, Bonn COP-15 COP-16, UWASNET, Uganda, regional cooperation

Row, row, row your boat . .

aramichanchiga wrote 1 year ago: Gently down the (angry) stream Major Tributaries and rivers, trans-boundary sources … more →

Tags: Uncategorized

Water at core of climate change impacts-UN experts

dietvorst wrote 2 years ago: The main impact of climate change will be on water supplies and the world needs to learn from past c … more →

Tags: Water Resources Management, Campaigns & Events, climate change, water shortage, water conflicts, UN-Water, UNU-INWEH

US Supreme Court Opens, Closes Gates in Interstate Water Disputes1 comment

Wes Strickland wrote 2 years ago: While most water disputes in the United States have historically been located in the west, there are … more →

Tags: Water markets/transfers

Uruguay, Argentina: data misintrepreted in transboundary water pollution dispute

dietvorst wrote 2 years ago: A summary of Uruguay’s and Argentina’s court sessions at the Hague’s international … more →

Tags: Policy & Legislation, Water Resources Management, Argentina, Uruguay, Water Quality, surface water pollution, water conflicts, pulp and paper industry, River Uruguay

Zimababwe: water wars hit rural Zimbabwe

dietvorst wrote 2 years ago: When water experts warned at the turn of the millennium that soon wars will be fought not over oil a … more →

Tags: Water Resources Management, Zimbabwe, Water Supply, water shortage, water conflicts, rural water supply

Bolivia, Chile: Chile to pay for 100% of Silala waters in 4 years, claims foreign minister

dietvorst wrote 2 years ago: Chile will have to begin paying for 100% of the Silala water it uses in four years, Bolivia’s … more →

Tags: Policy & Legislation, Water Resources Management, Bolivia, Chile, water conflicts, Silala River

Bolivia, Chile: Govts ready to sign initial agreement on Silala waters

dietvorst wrote 2 years ago: Chile and Bolivia are ready to sign an initial bilateral agreement regarding the Silala waters but t … more →

Tags: Policy & Legislation, Water Resources Management, Bolivia, Chile, Silala River

Latin America: Govt seeks to regulate shared waters to guarantee supply

dietvorst wrote 2 years ago: The Uruguayan government is trying to reach agreements with Brazilian, Paraguayan and Argentine auth … more →

Tags: Policy & Legislation, Water Resources Management, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, water shortage

The popular myth of 'water wars'

dietvorst wrote 2 years ago: [In March 2009] the UN warned that climate change could spark conflicts over water. But the idea of … more →

Tags: Water Resources Management, Policies & legislation, virtual water, water conflicts, Water Wars

Bolivia, Chile: officials conclude Silala water use proposal, to be approved by authorities

dietvorst wrote 2 years ago: Bolivian and Chilean government officials have finalized the text of an agreement regarding the use … more →

Tags: Policy & Legislation, Water Resources Management, Bolivia, Chile, Water Rights

Bolivia, Chile: authorities closer to initial agreement regarding Silala waters

dietvorst wrote 2 years ago: Bolivia and Chile are close to drawing up an initial agreement regarding the use of the Silala water … more →

Tags: Financing, Water Resources Management, Bolivia, Chile

World Water Day: Transboundary Waters 1 comment

Muhammad Faisal Jawaid Attari wrote 2 years ago: For urban dwellers, the phrase ‘water shortage’ is nothing less than doom’s day scenario. To them it … more →

Tags: Top Stories, World Water Day, water shortage

Latin America: transboundary water issues - conflict and collaboration

dietvorst wrote 2 years ago: Chilean and Peruvian foreign relations authorities will discuss [in March 2009] a project in Peru … more →

Tags: Policy & Legislation, Water Resources Management, México, Bolivia, Perú, Guatemala, Chile, Water supply, water shortage


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