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24 Aug 2020 Bangkok, Thailand

China PM Pledges Improved Mekong River Water Data Sharing

The Prime Minister of China has said that his country is willing to share more Mekong River water data with fellow members of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) organisation which consists of China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam."China is willing to offer more assistance within its capacity to other Lancang-Mekong countries for better utilizing water resources," Prime Minister Li Keqiang said in a 24 August video conference with leadership from the other organization members, Chinese state media reported...

15 Apr 2020 WASHINGTON DC, United States

Did China Mekong Water Hoarding Exacerbate 2019 Drought?

Actions by China have been described as compounding a 2019 Mekong River drought that had severe impacts on livelihoods in downstream nations. China is accused in an April 2020 US government-funded study of restricting water flow from 11 upstream dams, affecting approximately 60 million people live in the Lower Mekong where agriculture and fishing are the principal sources of support...

12 Feb 2020 Washington DC, United States

GERD Technical Committee Has Not Yet Reached Agreement

Ethiopia’s Ambassador to the United States has said that a technical committee from Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan has not been able to co-produce a document that could lead to agreement on the controversial Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam.Further OOSKAnews coverage of GERD (51 Articles)The ministers of foreign affairs and water affairs from the three countries held talks in January with their legal and technical experts in Washington DC with the US government and the World Bank are acting as observers...

29 Jan 2020 WASHINGTON DC, United States

“Last Round” of GERD Talks This Week In Washington

Another two-day round of tripartite meetings between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over the contentious Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) commenced in Washington, DC 28 January. Talks were supposed to be concluded mid this month but were deferred after failure to reach final consensusMinisters of Foreign Affairs and Irrigation from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan met 14 January in Washington to discuss continuing differences around timing and technical regulations regarding filling and operation of the $ 4 Billion USD Nile dam, hosted by United States Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, and included World Bank President David Malpass...

22 Oct 2019 VIENNA, Austria

Water Footprint Of European Power Production Measured

A new European Union (EU) report calls for increased investment in solar, wind and other renewable power sources to improve water use efficiency in electricity generation.Energy security for the EU is a priority of the European Commission. Researchers from the EU's Joint Research Center, published 18 October, indicates that although both blue and green water resources are increasingly scarce, the EU currently does not explicitly account for water resource use in its energy related policies...

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23 Sep 2019 COLUMBUS OH, United States

Water Scarcity May Limit Power Development Plans In Asia

New research from a consortium led by Ohio State University and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Austria draws a connection between power development plans through 2030 in Asia and its already “over-tapped waterways”.“One of the impacts of climate change is that the weather is changing, which leads to more extreme events – more torrential downpours and more droughts,” said Jeffrey Bielicki, a co-author of the study and an associate professor with a joint appointment in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering and the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University...

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30 Apr 2019 PARIS, France

Water Availability Is Major Constraint On Expansion Of Iraq Oil Production

A new assessment from the International Energy Agency (IEA) on Iraq’s energy sector indicates that the country's recent oil boom faces existential challenges that will hamper continued growth if not addressed soon.Having doubled production in the past 10 years, Iraq is set to become the world’s fourth largest producer behind the United States, Saudi Arabia and Russia by 2030...

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8 Mar 2019 WASHINGTON DC, United States

Replace The Mexico-US Border Wall With An Energy–Water Corridor?

A group of US academics have proposed that the US and Mexico collaborate on a large scale energy, water, industry, and education park. The venture would be constructed along the nearly 2,000-mile arid and semi-arid mutual border and would benefits both sides, mitigating illegal immigration and providing an alternative to the proposed physical wall between the neighboring countries...

27 Nov 2018 Washington DC, United States

US Climate Assessment Report Warns Of Water Security Risks; Trump: "I don't believe it"

The United States released its fourth National Climate Assessment Report last week – and it’s not looking good for water security in the North American republic.The Congressionally mandated Assessment summarizes the impacts of climate change on the United States, now and in the future. More than 300 experts guided by a 60-member Federal Advisory Committee produced the report, which was extensively reviewed by the public and experts, including federal agencies and a panel of the US National Academy of Sciences...

14 Nov 2018 WASHINGTON DC, United States

The Water Diplomat Talks – Charles Iceland, Director, Global and National Water Initiatives with the World Resources Institute’s Food, Forests, and Water Programs.

OOSKAnews caught up with Charles Iceland this week to talk about global water risk, threats, conflict, migration and food security.In conversation with OOSKAnews' David Duncan, Iceland expands upon the “Issue Brief” he co-authored this year, “Water, Security and Conflict”, a paper for professionals in the defense, diplomacy, and development fields...

16 Oct 2018 The Hague, Netherlands

New “Global Commission” Will Accelerate Climate Adaptation Action; “Flagship Report” Expected Within 12 Months

World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva, former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and US software billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates have launched a new initiative, the “Global Commission on Adaptation” (GCA) in a move to address “risks associated with climate change—from floods and droughts to sea level rise and storms”...

8 Oct 2018 CORVALLIS, United States

OOSKAnews Voices: The Long View On Long-Term Climate Impacts: Building Cathedrals Of Resilience

OOSKAnews Voices is a series of guest “opinion columns” written by senior participants in different parts of the international water community. In this article, John H. Matthews, co-founder and secretariat coordinator for the Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA), which is chaired by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and the World Bank, observes that cities are the landscapes where most climate adaptation decisions are being negotiated and contested...