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5 Oct 2022
China releases water into the Yangtze River in response to drought
Starting on the 12th of September, in response to the ongoing drought, the Chinese Ministry of Water Resources started discharging an additional 1.8 billion cubic metres of water from the main reservoirs in the river. This follows a similar release of 3.6 billion cubic metres in mid-August. Despite the gradual lowering of temperatures in China after the hottest and driest summer since records began, water levels in the Yangtze River Basin (YRB) have continued to drop during September...
8 Sep 2022
Egypt: Cairo Water Week, COP 27 and the road to New York
At World Water Week, The Water Diplomat caught up with Dr Eman Soliman, Head of Planning at Egypt’s Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation. Dr. Tobias Schmitz: Thank you very much for your time, Dr Soliman. I would very much like to talk to you about the preparations for Cairo Water Week as well as all the preparations that have been taking place...
8 Sep 2022
Water Management in Africa: Hydro-diplomacy is the ultimate solution to avoid military conflicts
Africa has a total of 61 transboundary river basins, which implies that water management in Africa is inseparably bound to transboundary cooperation. Transboundary waters are often a source of conflict between riparian States, which means that water needs to be managed holistically and even diplomatically to avoid armed conflicts - hence the concept of ‘hydro diplomacy’...
8 Sep 2022
Mexico City Announces Plan to Tackle Water Shortage
Mexico City, the State government of Mexico and Mexico’s National Water Commission (Conagua) have announced a plan to guarantee the provision of water as the country experiences drought. The plan, called “Integral Plan for the Provision of Freshwater to the Metropolitan Area of the Mexico Valley” (Plan Integral de Abastecimiento de Agua Potable para la Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México) will invest US$ 1...
8 Sep 2022 Abuja
Nigerian Government Pushed for Controversial Water Bill for Third Time
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has, for the third time, pushed for the approval of a water bill which has been highly criticised by coastal states of the Niger Delta. After two failed attempts, in 2017 and in 2020, Chairman of the House Committee on Water Resources, Sada Soli is now sponsoring the same bill albeit under a different name: “A Bill for an Act to Establish a Regulatory Framework for Trans Boundary Water Resources in Nigeria, Provide for the Equitable and Sustainable Development, Management, Use and Conservation of Nigeria’s Inter-State Surface Water and Groundwater Resources; and For Related Matters, 2022...
8 Sep 2022 Ivory Coast
Cote D’Ivoire Signs US$ 200mn Deal to Improve Water Access
In an effort to install clean water systems, Côte d’Ivoire authorities have signed a US$ 200 million funding agreement with German KfW, Ipex-Bank, Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK) and Bluebird Finance & Projects. The project involves the construction of 1.000 drinking water wells as well as water production plants and pipes to supply potable water to 189 villages in the country...
7 Sep 2022
Green Climate Fund publishes Sectoral Guide for Water
On the 22nd of August the Green Climate Fund released its draft sectoral guide on Water Security. Although this document is still a ‘consultation version’, this step is still highly significant in view of the fact that action on water is still excluded from mainstream decision making on climate change...
7 Sep 2022
Saudi Arabia announces US$28.7bn investment in water projects
Saudi Arabia’s National Water Company (NWC), the government owned water company, has announced its intention to develop 1429 water-related projects in an effort which will amount to US$28.7bn. This investment, the biggest ever in the water distribution sector according to NWC, will contribute towards the country’s National Water Strategy and Vision 2030, a strategy which aims to boost water-related infrastructure and diversify the country’s economy...
7 Sep 2022
CERES launches Valuing Water Finance Initiative
On the 16th of August, CERES launched an investor driven initiative to act on water as a financial risk. Known as the e Valuing Water Finance Initiative, the drive for sustainable investments in the water sector brings together 64 international investors and pension funds with a joint investment portfolio of $ 9...
6 Sep 2022 La Boca, Mexico
Water levels rise again slowly in Monterrey’s supply dams
The city of Monterrey has been experiencing acute water shortages since June, with only one of the three supply dams to the city of 5 million currently functioning. Water restrictions have been put in place, with some neighbourhoods receiving water only seven hours a day, while other neighbourhoods have received receive no water at all for weeks on end, forcing resident to fetch water from tankers in public areas...
5 Sep 2022
Water is Main Concern for over 90% of Displaced Syrians
Syrian NGO Humanitarian Response has released the results of a questionnaire the group ran on displaced Syrians revealing their biggest concerns and needs. The study found that the internally displaced people’s (IDP) main concern is securing water access during warm weather. 92% of the nearly 80...
5 Sep 2022
US Federal Government rations water for Colorado River States
Human demand, drought and climate change have drained more than 75% of the water in the nation’s largest reservoirs and have driven water reserves in the Colorado River to a historical low point. On the 15th of August, the states of the Colorado River Basin passed a deadline to collectively agree on joint reductions in water demand, triggering Federal intervention...