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13 Jan 2021 St Paul MN, United States
Lawsuit Seeks To Halt Canada-US Oil Pipeline Over Water Pollution Risk
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...
12 Jan 2021 JUBA, South Sudan
Extreme Famine Concern For South Sudan
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.With more than 60 percent of the South Sudanese population facing food insecurity, the IRC is “extremely concerned” that more than seven million people are being pushed into hunger by what it describes as “a perfect storm of crises”...
12 Jan 2021 KHARTOUM, Sudan
GERD Negotiations Stall Again
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.Background: The GERD Saga (90 news articles)Negotiations were scheduled to commence 10 January to agree upon filling and operation of the reservoir behind the dam, but “failed to reach an acceptable agreement to resume negotiations” according to Sudan state media...
12 Jan 2021 BANGKOK, Thailand
Thailand Unhappy About China-Funded Laos Dam
The government of Thailand has expressed concern about plans by Laos to build another hydroelectric dam on the Mekong River, citing environmental concerns.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...
9 Jan 2021 TEL AVIV, Israel
Lebanon-Israel Transnational River Dispute Heightens Tensions
PUBLISHER'S CORRECTION, 13 January:This news article (Water Diplomat and The Water Diplomat) has been corrected to reflect a mis-spelling in the original article of "Metulla", and a misrepresentation of the legal status of the town.Lebanese and Israeli media are reporting a dispute over a border region irrigation project, centring on reservoirs under construction on the Al-Wazzani River on the El-Hamames hill in southern Lebanon, close to the Israeli town of Metulla...