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Report on Renaissance Dam notes concerns for Egypt, Sudan - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of th... - 2 views

www.al-monitor.com/...dam-dispute-leaked-report.html renaissance dam Competing demands for water
shared by Roger Groenink on 12 Apr 14 - No Cached
  • Roger Groenink on 12 Apr 14
     
    According to the report - whose 48 pages are each signed by all 10 experts on the panel - the panel noted a number of general concerns about their assessment of the studies submitted by Ethiopia. Most of those studies were completed after the project started. Moreover, environmental and social studies have not been able to demonstrate the dam's impact on the downstream countries, Egypt and Sudan.
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BBC News - Laos hydropower a 'battery' for power-hungry region - 3 views

www.bbc.co.uk/11962210 Freshwater Competing demands for water
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  • Roger Groenink on 19 Apr 11
     
    A related article to the recent news on the proposed dam on the Mekong river.
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Biggest relocation in China since Three Gorges - Asia, World - The Independent - 0 views

www.independent.co.uk/...ince-three-gorges-2051297.html Freshwater_management
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  • Roger Groenink on 03 Mar 11
     
    South-North water diversion project
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BBC News - China drought worsens in parched north - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...world-asia-pacific-12606326
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  • Roger Groenink on 03 Mar 11
     
    A great example of a water-transfer scheme - China's attempt to overcome physical water scarcity in the north.
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Ramsar Convention - 0 views

www.ramsar.org/...1_4000_0__ Wetlands Freshwater
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  • Roger Groenink on 16 Feb 11
     
    Advocating for the preservation of wetlands. Go to the "Useful links" on the right hand side and find the "Factsheets." A couple of them are useful for the role of wetlands in the provision of freshwater.
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Kissimmee River - 0 views

my.sfwmd.gov/...kissimmee%20river Managing-wetlands
shared by Roger Groenink on 16 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Roger Groenink on 16 Feb 11
     
    Useful website to support a wetland case study on the Kissimmee Basin
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China villagers moved to quench urban thirst - 2 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8545321.stm Dams_and_reservoirs
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  • Roger Groenink on 03 Mar 10
     
    Water transfer scheme from wetter south to Beijing
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Nile Basin Initiative - Nile Cooperative Framework Agreement to be discussed at extra-o... - 1 views

www.nilebasin.org/index.php Competing demands for water
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  • Roger Groenink on 07 Aug 09
     
    Nile River Cooperation
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BBC NEWS | Middle East | A growing thirst for the Nile - 0 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8187984.stm ib_geog2009 freshwater water_management water_conflicts
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  • Roger Groenink on 07 Aug 09
     
    The Nile Basin is a global hotspot for potential water conflict.
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