WATER WORLD - AFRICA DAILY

Egypt's Sisi says Nile dam saga to 'drag on'

Jul 28, 2020 (AFP)

"We are negotiating and these negotiations will be a long battle," President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said. But, he added, "we will succeed, God willing." Sisi's co...

Lasers etch an efficient way to address global water crisis

Jul 27, 2020 (SPX)

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, people in developed countries are assured of ample supplies of clean water to wash their hands as often as needed to protect them...

Fish reef domes a boon for environment, recreational fishing

Jul 27, 2020 (SPX)

Researchers installed six manmade reefs per estuary studied and found overall fish abundance increased up to 20 times in each reef across a two-year period. The...

AU to hold Ethiopia dam meeting on August 3: Sudan

Jul 27, 2020 (AFP)

The talks between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan held under the AU's South African presidency will cover "outstanding issues", Yasser Abbas told reporters, without e...

High and dry: developed Cambodian wetlands raise flood risk

Jul 27, 2020 (AFP)

Historically a city of lakes, the Cambodian capital has developed rapidly in recent decades, replacing its various bodies of water with urban sprawl and towerin...

Where is the water during a drought?

Jul 27, 2020 (SPX)

The researchers are investigating the storage, distribution and quality of water in the landscape. Using the example of the drought-sensitive Demnitzer Muhlenfl...

Five questions about Ethiopia's controversial Nile dam

Jul 24, 2020 (AFP)

Here is a Q&A about the dispute: - Why is the dam so controversial? - The more than $4-billion (3.4-million-euro) project is situated in western Ethiopia on the...

Sea-level charting satellite passes with flying colours

Jul 23, 2020 (ESA)

Renamed in honour of Michael H. Freilich, who led NASA's work in Earth science, Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will take over the critical role of monit...

Reef tales: candid cams reveal shark populations in decline

Jul 22, 2020 (AFP)

The four-year study used more than 15,000 baited and remotely operated cameras -- so-called "chum cams" -- to obtain the first comprehensive picture of where re...

Chinese vessels fishing illegally in N.Korea waters: study

Jul 22, 2020 (AFP)

The competition from hundreds of larger, better-equipped Chinese vessels was forcing North Korean fishermen to poach in Russian waters, according to a group of ...

Ethiopia's Abiy praises 'historic' start to dam filling

Jul 22, 2020 (AFP)

"The completion of the first round of filling is a historic moment that showcases Ethiopians' commitment to the renaissance of our country," Abiy, the 2019 Nobe...

Ethiopia says first year of Nile mega-dam filling 'achieved'

Jul 21, 2020 (AFP)

The announcement from Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's office indicated that enough water had accumulated to enable Ethiopia to test the dam's first two turbines -- ...

New insight into the origin of water on the earth

Jul 20, 2020 (SPX)

There remains a number of mysteries on our planet including the elusive origin of water on the earth. Active studies suggested that terrestrial water had been d...

China blows up dam in eastern province to ease flood risk

Jul 20, 2020 (AFP)

Rising waters across central and eastern China have left over 140 people dead or missing, and floods have affected almost 24 million since the start of July, ac...

AU leaders to discuss Nile dam on July 21

Jul 20, 2020 (AFP)

The meeting will be organised under the auspices of the African Union (AU), which South African President Cyril Ramaphosa currently chairs. The Grand Ethiopia R...

Ethiopia says rising waters at mega-dam a 'natural' part of construction

Jul 15, 2020 (AFP)

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has been a source of tension in the Nile River basin ever since Ethiopia broke ground on it in 2011, with downstream ...

Paradise regained then lost: Med mammals mourn lockdown end

Jul 14, 2020 (AFP)

But the return of tourists, noisy boats and heavy sea transport with the end of lockdowns in France and other Mediterranean littoral countries has signalled the...

1.5 billion people will depend on water from mountains

Jul 13, 2020 (SPX)

Water is a key resource for the 21st century, and many lowland regions all over the world depend on water resources originating in mountain regions, not least w...

A new look at deep-sea microbes

Jul 13, 2020 (SPX)

A new study published out of a collaboration with the University of Delaware and ExxonMobil Research and Engineering shows that perhaps the microbial communitie...

Scientists urge caution, further assessment of ecological impacts above deep sea mining

Jul 13, 2020 (SPX)

Currently 30 exploration licenses cover about 580,000 square miles of the seafloor on the high seas and some countries are exploring exploitation in their own w...