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Western Sahara Group Denounces Morocco's Groundwater Use
10 Apr 2013 - 09:49 by Local Press Report
LONDON (Sahara Press Service) — Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW) has denounced on its website, the depletion of underground water reserves of occupied Western Sahara by the Moroccan agricultural industry. According to
African, Asian Dust Affects California Water
4 Mar 2013 - 10:43 by Local Press Report
LOS ANGELES (Los Angeles Times) — High-altitude dust blown thousands of miles across the Pacific from Asian and African deserts can make it rain and snow in the Sierra Nevada, according to new research that suggests tiny particle
Algeria Plans Shale Gas Expansion With Shell, Eni, Talisman
13 Nov 2012 - 11:10 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ALGIERS, Algeria — Algeria has announced plans to move forward with its controversial shale gas exploration expansion, although experts are warning that it poses a serious threat to the country’s scarce water resourc
Groundwater Depletion Reaches Tipping Point
30 Jan 2012 - 21:12 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
nairoBi, Kenya — Over-exploitation of groundwater resources due to irrigated farming, climate change and growing demand from residents and industries has reached crisis levels and now poses a threat to global wat
Gadhafi Turns Great Man-Made River Into Weapon of War
19 Sep 2011 - 17:38 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
TRIPOLI, LIBYA — Moammar Gadhafi’s retreating loyalists apparently sought to turn the tide of Libya’s civil war in late August by cutting off water supplies to Tripoli, the rebel-held capital, from the Great Man-
Water and Sanitation MDGs on Course, Says UN
18 Jul 2011 - 13:24 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
nairoBi, Kenya — The proportion of people with access to clean drinking water and an improved form of sanitation has increased globally as governments commit a significant portion of national budgets toward these
Researchers Use High- and Low-Tech Solutions in Water Sustainability Plans for Africa
23 May 2011 - 13:02 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
united states, LINCOLN, NE — Because of its long history of food and water fragility, public and private donors see Africa as a priority.
Algeria Triples Drinking Water Production Capacity
29 Mar 2011 - 10:45 by Local Press Report
ALGIERS (Xinhua (China)) — Algeria has tripled its drinking water production capacity in less than 10 years, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika said on March 22.
Safege Wins $14.2 Million USD Study Contract
26 Jan 2009 - 14:46 by Local Press Report
ALGIERS, Algeria (Ennahar (Algeria)) — France's Safege has won a $14.2 million USD contract to study use of water in the northern Sahara, the National Office of Irrigation and Drainage said.
Libya's Man-Made River to Flow for 200 Years
7 Jan 2008 - 00:05 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
TRIPOLI, LIBYA — — Libya's Great Man-Made River Project could supply water for over 200 years — four times as long as originally estimated, officials say.
The original plan for the project
Namibia's Dam Levels Drops
13 Aug 2007 - 10:08 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
NAMIBIA, WINDHOEK — - Water levels in all Namibia's major dams are lower than they were this time last year.
Namibia is one of the driest countries south of the Sahara, and the government has called on every
Opportunities Under the Algerian Desert
4 Mar 2007 - 21:45 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ALGIERS, Algeria — — Algeria has set aside 20 percent of its windfall profits from rising petroleum prices to upgrade and expand the nation's infrastructure, particularly in water and power.
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