A dispute over water access in the tribal areas of South Darfur, Sudan left 15 people dead at the end of December, just as the UN was widing up its 13 year peacekeeping mission in the country.
According to media reports, a firefight erupted between members of the Masalit and Fallata tribes in Gereida city over access to the Rahad Abu Dereisa water well, leaving two Fallata tribesmen dead.
Last month, opponents of Canadian pipeline company Enbridge’s new $2.6bn Line 3 Canada-US oil pipeline replacement project have filed a lawsuit to halt construction following concerns from environmentalists and indigenous tribes.
The case made by the environmental groups is that the project, which commenced construction in December, will not only worsen the effects of climate change, but it will also put a new region of clean water at risk of pollution from potential oil spills.
<p>The government of China has approved a new law on Yangtze River conservation, following a third review, which will take effect on March 1 2021. The new legislation is part of China’s efforts to protect the country’s “mother river” which stretches over 6,300km.<!--break--></p><p>This is the first time China has passed legislation on an individual water basin and it marks the country’s first steps on its journey to river sustainable development.</p><p>China’s President, Jinping XI, said: “The Yangtze River is China’s primary waterway.
A water development report published by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) last month urges regions across Asia and the Pacific to prioritise water security as part of their COVID-19 recovery initiative to support economic growth and increase social well-being.
Asian Water Development Outlook (AWDO) 2020 outlines water sustainability progress and identifies areas which are in need of greater water security to guide future investment decisions and assist Asia in achieving their United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
<p>The government of Thailand has expressed concern about plans by Laos to build another hydroelectric dam on the Mekong River, citing environmental concerns.</p><p>Thailand has called for a more comprehensive scientific study into the impact of the proposed Sanakham dam on the river’s already fragile ecosystems and has threatened to veto the project using its rights as a member of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) if it concludes that the construction will harm the environment.<!--break--></p><p>Financed by China at an anticipated cost of 6.4 billion bah
<p>The latest round of tripartite (Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan) talks around the contentious Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have broken down, following a long-standing diplomatic pattern.</p><p><a href="http://ooska-old.local/search/site/GERD?solrsort=ds_created%20desc">Bac…: The GERD Saga (90 news articles)</a></p><p>Negotiations were scheduled to commence 10 January to agree upon filling and operation of the reservoir behind the dam, b
Large swathes of land in densely populated parts of the world are subsiding rapidly as a result of groundwater depletion. Paired with rising sea levels caused by global warming, this could place many coastal cities at risk of severe flooding by 2040.
<p>The International Rescue Committee (IRC), is calling for international financial support to prevent famine across large swathes of South Sudan in the face of economic crisis, devastating floods, mass displacement and COVID-19.<!--break--></p><p>With more than 60 percent of the South Sudanese population facing food insecurity, the IRC is <a href="https://www.rescue.org/press-release/rising-food-insecurity-pushing-peo…
It was climate change, not the Mongol insurgency led by Genghis Khan that caused the demise of Central Asia’s river civilisations in the early 13th century, new research suggests.
The lands around the Aral Sea basin were once home to advanced civilisations that for centuries used floodwater irrigation to farm. However, research led by the Lincoln Centre for Water and Planetary Health found that the abandonment of irrigation systems matches a phase of riverbed erosion between the 10th and 14th centuries that coincided with a dry period with low river flows.
<p>North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region plans to afforest about 3.3 million hectares of land in the next five years, local authorities said Tuesday. The afforestation project is aimed to raise the region's forest coverage from the current 22.1 percent to 23.5 percent in 2025, according to the regional forestry and grassland bureau. A total of 5 million hectares of grass will also be planted in the next five years, the bureau said.