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4 days ago

Egypt, Sudan worry about water as Ethiopia's mega dam opens DW 09/08/2025

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), 14 years in the making, will be officially inaugurated this week. At 1,800 meters (nearly 6,000 feet) wide, 175 meters high and capable of holding back up to 74 billion cubic meters of water in a reservoir covering an area larger than the city of London, the massive structure is the largest dam in Africa.
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4 days ago

Egypt, Sudan worry about water as Ethiopia's GERD dam opens DW 09/08/2025

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will significantly increase Ethiopia's hydropower capacity while raising water-security and diplomatic tensions with downstream Egypt and Sudan.
Environment
fromFortune
5 days ago

First-of-its-kind study finds 'secret fresh water' that may stretch from New Jersey to Maine

Massive freshwater aquifers lie beneath shallow offshore seafloors from New Jersey to Maine and could supply water, but extraction faces technical, legal, and environmental hurdles.
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2 weeks ago
World politics

Can India and Pakistan move past their Indus water row? DW 08/27/2025

India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty rhetorically but has taken no concrete steps to restrict river flows to Pakistan, while rejecting PCA jurisdiction.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago
World politics

India can starve us': farmers in Pakistan decry suspension of crucial water treaty

The suspension of the Indus waters treaty has caused fear among farmers in Pakistan over potential crop losses and agricultural instability.
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fromState of the Planet
3 weeks ago

The Link Between the Climate Crisis and Linguistic Diversity in New York City

Accelerating glacial melt and changing monsoon patterns in the Hindu Kush Himalaya are amplifying floods and water shifts, displacing mountain communities and threatening Indigenous languages and livelihoods.
World politics
fromeuronews
3 months ago

Is Afghanistan's future canal the final nail in Aral Sea's coffin?

The construction of the Qosh Tepa Canal poses severe threats to water security in Central Asia.
Redirecting river flow for irrigation may lead to conflict and economic hardship.
Collaboration among Central Asian countries is essential to address water scarcity.
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