Region at risk due to divisive water policies
Home DR. MOHAMMED AL-SULAMI November 29, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/nfbrx Turkey’s official opening of the Ilisu Dam on the Tigris River in the first week of November, as part of […]
Blood on the Nile is what’s coming if Egypt and Ethiopia continue their war of words over water
Donald Trump can actually help mediate the dispute before it escalates into violence Ahmed Aboudouh @AAboudouh http://www.independent.co.uk The Nile, one of the wonders of the natural world, finds itself […]
The growing threat of water wars
Nov 13,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Jayati Ghosh NEW DELHI — The dangers of environmental pollution receive a lot of attention nowadays, particularly in the developing world, and with good […]
‘Water deals with Israel not affected by Baqoura and Ghumar annexes’
By Hana Namrouqa – Oct 23,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — A senior official has brushed off news reports claiming Israeli officials have threatened to cut off water to the […]
The ‘water war’ brewing over the new River Nile dam
24 February 2018 A new dam on the Nile could trigger a war over water unless Ethiopia can agree a deal with Egypt and Sudan, writes the BBC’s Africa Correspondent […]
Palestine’s ‘prayer for rain’: How Israel uses water as a weapon of war
Jun 21,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD Entire communities in the West Bank either have no access to water or have had their water supply reduced almost by half. This alarming development has been taking place for weeks, since Israel’s national water company, “Mekorot”, decided to cut off — […]
Israel: Water as a tool to dominate Palestinians
Israel deliberately denies Palestinians control over their water sources and sets the ground for water domination. Camilla Corradin Since Israel took over the West Bank in 1967, Israel has remained in near full control over Palestinian water resources in the West Bank [Ibrahim Khatib/Getty Images] Occupied West Bank – As […]
The next decade promises a host of water-related problems
February 22, 2014 12:18 AMBy Asit K. Biswas, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe STORY SUMMARY During its recent gathering in Davos, the World Economic Forum released its ninth annual Global Risks report, which relies on a survey of more than 700 business leaders, government officials, and nonprofit actors to identify the world’s most serious […]
“Denial of Palestinian Water Rights has Become a Permanent Feature Under Oslo Interim Accords”
PNN/ Exclusive 13th September, 2013 marks the two-decade anniversary of the signing of the Oslo Accords. In light of this occasion, the Emergency Water and Sanitation/Hygiene (EWASH) Advocacy Task Force […]