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27 Dec 2019 SANTIAGO
"Alternative COP": Santiago Protests Focus On Right To Water
“Water, water, water, is a right, not a business, not a privilege”. Used as a rallying cry during protests, this chant rang out as an underlying current throughout an alternative climate conference held in Santiago, Chile from December 2-11, 2019. Chile is the only country in the world with a privatized water system, and uneven water access has been one of the most critical issues fueling the country’s on-going social uprising.
27 Dec 2019 CAIRO, Egypt
GERD Talks Show Little Sign Of Progress
Senior representatives of Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt are set to meet again in Washington DC in January over outstanding issues related to the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).More OOSKAnews coverage of GERD (44 Articles)The foreign ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan had agreed in Washington last month to hold four technical governmental meetings at the level of water ministers and that the World Bank and the United States would support and attend the meetings as observers...
19 Dec 2019 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan
Pakistan To Demand Indus Treaty Arbitration Proceedings
A Pakistan government delegation visiting Washington DC this month was expected to demand establishment of a court of arbitration to address concerns over India’s two hydroelectric power projects – Kishanganga and Ratle, under terms of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty between Pakistan and India.The group, headed by Pakistan’s Indus Water Commissioner Syed Mehr Ali Shah left for the United States 15 December, and was expected to stay for five days of meetings, particularly with the World Bank (WB) which acts as Arbitrator to the Treaty...
15 Dec 2019 HARARE, Zimbabwe
Drought "Dries Up" Victoria Falls, Lake Kariba Shrinks. Transnational Power Supply Solutions Sought
Lack of rain in Zambia and Zimbabwe has left the area in a prolonged drought, drastically reducing flow at the iconic Victoria Falls, shrinking Lake Kariba, affecting tourism, threatening the livelihood of regional farmers, and causing power outages.South Africa utility Eskom seems set to enter into contracts to supply power to Zimbabwe and Zambia to help the shortfall in hydropower output - but only if it is available...
11 Dec 2019 NAIROBI, Kenya
Nile Basin Initiative HydroMet System Will Improve Water Resources Planning In Member States
Member States of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) will share reliable data for better monitoring of the Nile’s water resources under the $5.5 Million USD Nile Basin Regional HydroMet System to inform national planning and evidence-based decision making. The project will be implemented in Burundi, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda...
7 Dec 2019 JUBA
PowerChina Exec Urges South Sudan To Invest In Hydropower
A Chinese energy expert on Wednesday urged South Sudan to prioritize long-term investment in hydropower dams in order to expand its nascent power sector to drive its development. Wang Cun, executive director of PowerChina in South Sudan, told Xinhua that the youngest country's development plans are better served by developing hydropower on the White Nile which is clean and less costly compared to the recently commissioned 100MW power plant which is fueled by diesel.
2 Dec 2019 TOKYO, Japan
South Korea Seeks Additional Data On Release Of Contaminated Fukushima Water
The government of Japan government has sought to reassure neighboring countries that contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant will be dealt with “appropriately”. There has been critisism of Japan, however, for lack of specific detail about treatment and release after an information session for foreign diplomats on November 21 that included representatives from 17 countries including nearby Taiwan, China and South Korea...
1 Dec 2019 ARLINGTON VA
New Calls For Nature Based Solutions To Water Security Challenges
Water security is at the heart of healthy and prosperous societies. European countries’ prosperity depends on their ability to maintain the gains they have achieved in water security and address new and rising challenges. Nature Based Solutions can be deployed to address water challenges related to surface water quality, groundwater quality, floods and water scarcity...
1 Dec 2019 LONDON
Fracking Good For Water Industry?
The boom in US shale production is spurring the growth of supporting industries, with water-handling prominent among these. Oilfield water management is nothing new, as conventional oil and gas wells also produce water alongside hydrocarbons. But the emergence of shale drilling over the past decade has added a new dimension to this—with operators needing to source water for hydraulic fracturing as well as managing their produced water.
30 Nov 2019 CAIRO, Egypt
Washington-brokered GERD Meetings Underway
A second meeting of experts in the series of four tripartite talks brokered by the US government on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will convene in Cairo, Egypt, 2 December. The two-day meeting will be chaired by the Ministers of Irrigation and Water Resources in Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia...
20 Nov 2019 GENEVA, Switzerland
15 Additional Nations From Africa, The Middle-East, Asia, Latin America Show Interest In Joining UNECE Water Convention
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) has announced that an additional 15 countries have expressed interest in joining the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (the UNECE Water Convention). Iraq, Ghana and Togo have announced that the process is well-advanced accession consideration is already at parliament level...
10 Nov 2019 NEW YORK NY
US Fracking Companies Using Sewage For Oil, Gas Extraction
America's oil industry faces a number of challenges, including low oil prices, the rise of electric vehicles and proposals to limit fracking. But one of its biggest problems: The industry is running out of water. The towns of Midland and neighboring Odessa, Texas, are now selling most of their municipal waste water to oil companies for use in their injection wells.