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[8/8] Le #Nil apparaît ainsi comme une ressource transfrontalière au cœur des rapports de puissance en Afrique du NE. Barrages, eau, énergie, frontières et alliances s’y entremêlent, tandis que sécheresses, El Niño et instabilité politique accentuent les tensions. #HGGSP #geography #hydropolitics
October 3, 2026 at 7:03 AM
pmarques35.bsky.social
[1/8] Wahel Rashid, doctorant à l’Institut français de géopolitique, voit dans les projets éthiopiens un usage possible de l’eau comme levier de puissance. Au cœur du conflit, le #Nil Bleu fournit environ 86% du débit du Nil, dont l’Egypte dépend presque entièrement. #HGGSP #geography #hydropolitics
L’Egypte hausse le ton face à l’Ethiopie sur le partage des eaux du Nil
Alors qu’Addis-Abeba s’enfonce à nouveau dans la guerre civile, Le Caire s’emploie à isoler diplomatiquement son voisin pour l’empêcher de contrôler unilatéralement le fleuve, dont l’Egypte dépend pre...
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October 3, 2026 at 7:03 AM
melbournechinacntr.bsky.social
Mark Wang, Sarah Rogers and Yue Zhao have published the article "Mega water projects and their chain reactions: central-provincial dynamics in Chinese hydropolitics". It can be found in International Journal of Water Resources Development, Online First.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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September 22, 2026 at 4:24 AM
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Cape Town Nearly Became the First Major City to Run Out of Water. The Next Day Zero Could Now Happen Anywhere
->ZME Science | More on "Water scarcity and urban resilience" at BigEarthData.ai | #water
Cape Town Nearly Became the First Major City to Run Out of Water. The Next Day Zero Could Now Happen Anywhere
When Doctor Anthony Turton, a South African-born water scientist and leading thinker on water security and hydropolitics, did an interview with BBC News to speak about the water crisis in South Africa, he never knew how his life was about to change. The single interview was broadcast to communities across the globe, awakening countless professionals to the importance of honouring water resources. The interview, conducted in an empty pool, ‘for effect’, as Dr Turton explained, was in response to Cape Town, South Africa’s ‘Day Zero threat’, which happened around 2018. This was when the city experienced a major water crisis and came within weeks of becoming the first major modern city to run out of municipal water. Reservoir levels dropped to historic lows after a multi-year drought, leading authorities to announce the Day Zero threat. ‘Day Zero’ is the point used to describe when dam storage falls below 13.5 %, municipal taps are switched off, and residents have to queue for daily rations of no more than 25 litres of water per person. A Water Crisis That Changed How Cities Think Dr Turton is a Professor Emeritus at the Centre for Environmental Management at the University of the Free State,...
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September 21, 2026 at 3:27 PM
abdkadirjama.bsky.social
Ethiopia’s construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a non-negotiable exercise of national authority, according to leading hydro politics expert Professor Yacob Arsano,
who argues that Egypt’s demands for a veto role over the project are rooted in a defunct, colonial-era worldview. #Ethiopia #GERD #Egypt #Hydropolitics #EBC ebc.et/english/Home/N…
September 19, 2026 at 9:20 AM
leidenup.bsky.social
We are pleased to launch our latest book in the Environmental Governance series!

Hydropolitics in the Mekong Region: Water, Power and the Dialectics of Change by editors Kim Geheb & Diana Suhardiman. Read more about the book here: lup.nl/publications... #book #hydropolitics @kgeheb.bsky.social
September 9, 2026 at 11:17 AM
stratheia.bsky.social
Hydro-hegemony, climate change, and growing water demand are transforming transboundary rivers into strategic challenges. Building resilient institutions is key to ensuring equitable and sustainable water governance.
#WaterPolicy #GlobalSecurity #ClimateResilience
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The Brahmaputra Hydropolitics and Bangladesh’s Downstream Dilemma - Stratheia
How the Brahmaputra dispute shapes Bangladesh's water security, regional geopolitics, and climate resilience in South Asia.
stratheia.com
July 29, 2026 at 5:00 AM
stratheia.bsky.social
The future of the Brahmaputra basin depends on cooperation rather than competition. Shared rivers require shared responsibility to protect livelihoods and regional peace.
#WaterDiplomacy #RegionalCooperation #Environment #GlobalDevelopment
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The Brahmaputra Hydropolitics and Bangladesh’s Downstream Dilemma - Stratheia
How the Brahmaputra dispute shapes Bangladesh's water security, regional geopolitics, and climate resilience in South Asia.
stratheia.com
July 29, 2026 at 12:00 AM
stratheia.bsky.social
Climate change is intensifying existing water challenges. Transparent data-sharing and scientific cooperation among riparian states are more important than ever.
#ClimateAction #WaterGovernance #Sustainability #SouthAsia
stratheia.com/the-brahmapu...
The Brahmaputra Hydropolitics and Bangladesh’s Downstream Dilemma - Stratheia
How the Brahmaputra dispute shapes Bangladesh's water security, regional geopolitics, and climate resilience in South Asia.
stratheia.com
July 28, 2026 at 7:02 PM
stratheia.bsky.social
Water has become a strategic resource in South Asia. Upstream development, climate pressures, and unequal governance are reshaping the region's security landscape.
#Hydropolitics #Bangladesh #RegionalSecurity #ClimateChange
stratheia.com/the-brahmapu...
The Brahmaputra Hydropolitics and Bangladesh’s Downstream Dilemma - Stratheia
How the Brahmaputra dispute shapes Bangladesh's water security, regional geopolitics, and climate resilience in South Asia.
stratheia.com
July 28, 2026 at 2:00 PM
akkagawa.bsky.social
Got asked to keynote at a local conservation conference and the opportunity to reflect on my wild ride from ecohydrology into hydropolitics and water resource management was helpful.
July 22, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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THE AGE OF WATER (La edad del agua) is now available from Bullfrog Films for digital site licensing, academic streaming, and community screenings. Order now: www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/age.... | #communityactivism #hydroecology #hydropolitics #resourceextraction #plantationocene #extractivism
May 11, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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www.thecanary.co/global/2026/...
Lebanon — Water wars with Israel, and the Road to 1967
The hidden hydropolitics behind a conflict that reshaped the 'Middle East'. Lebanon’s struggle with Israel over its own water
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February 22, 2026 at 9:20 PM
thediplomat.com
Miscommunication and misunderstood geography are confounding discussions about China’s planned dams on the Yarlung Tsangpo gorge.
The Gorge Between China and India on Hydropolitics
Miscommunication and misunderstood geography are confounding discussions about China’s planned dams on the Yarlung Tsangpo gorge.
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April 13, 2025 at 3:31 AM
thediplomat.com
Miscommunication and misunderstood geography are confounding discussions about China’s planned dams on the Yarlung Tsangpo gorge.
The Gorge Between China and India on Hydropolitics
Miscommunication and misunderstood geography are confounding discussions about China’s planned dams on the Yarlung Tsangpo gorge.
buff.ly
April 5, 2025 at 12:32 AM
thediplomat.com
Miscommunication and misunderstood geography are confounding discussions about China’s planned dams on the Yarlung Tsangpo gorge.
The Gorge Between China and India on Hydropolitics
Miscommunication and misunderstood geography are confounding discussions about China’s planned dams on the Yarlung Tsangpo gorge.
buff.ly
April 3, 2025 at 7:38 AM
thediplomat.com
Miscommunication and misunderstood geography are confounding discussions about China’s planned dams on the Yarlung Tsangpo gorge.
The Gorge Between China and India on Hydropolitics
Miscommunication and misunderstood geography are confounding discussions about China’s planned dams on the Yarlung Tsangpo gorge.
buff.ly
April 3, 2025 at 6:32 AM
eyeonthehorn.bsky.social
HPR launches citizen forum on GERD’s role to Pan Africanism
Addis Ababa, December 4, 2024 (FBC) – The House of Peoples’ Representatives (HPR) launched today the first of its kind parliamentary citizen forum on hydropolitics, the government and public role on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam GERD and its ro
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December 4, 2024 at 9:04 AM
environmentalpol.bsky.social
Radical incrementalism: hydropolitics and environmental discourses in Laos
@niak-koh.bsky.social, Grace Y. Wong & Thomas Hahn
Pages: 421-443
doi.org/10.1080/0964...
Radical incrementalism: hydropolitics and environmental discourses in Laos
The Nam Theun 2 dam is an influential case of applying safeguards to mitigate social and environmental impacts from hydropower, being used as a model for large dams globally. However, these safegua...
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April 22, 2025 at 6:35 AM
environmentalpol.bsky.social
This interview relates to the research and findings of the recent article in Environmental Politics: ‘Radical incrementalism: hydropolitics and environmental discourses in Laos’, co-authored with Grace Y. Wong and Thomas Hahn. Available here, Open Access: doi.org/10.1080/0964...
Radical incrementalism: hydropolitics and environmental discourses in Laos
The Nam Theun 2 dam is an influential case of applying safeguards to mitigate social and environmental impacts from hydropower, being used as a model for large dams globally. However, these safegua...
doi.org
August 27, 2024 at 6:44 AM
environmentalpol.bsky.social
New guest post! Interview with Niak Sian Koh on ‘radical incrementalism’ and hydropolitics in Laos.
environmentalpoliticsjournal.net/interviews/i...
screenshot of text section: "One of our interviewees shared a story that left a lasting impact on me. We spoke with a project developer who clearly empathized with the local community that had lost their home and paddy fields when the dam flooded the plains they lived on. The interviewee described: “In 2018, I visited their [project-affected people’s] rice fields and it was flooded. We compensated them but they laboured and cared for their garden with their hearts. This grandma and grandpa, when I took them to visit their flooded garden, they were very sad.” For hydropower development to truly generate socio-economic benefits for all, it is essential to adopt a justice framework that includes inclusive and meaningful public participation, recognition of customary rights, and fair compensation. This is vital if hydropower is to contribute to a more sustainable and equitable future."
August 27, 2024 at 6:43 AM
environmentalpol.bsky.social
New article from Niak Sian Koh, Grace Y. Wong, & Thomas Hahn examines discourses used by stakeholders to frame hydropower development.
They identify a new critical discourse of 'Radical Incrementalism' as one strategy of change.
doi.org/10.1080/0964...
screenshot of abstract and title of paper, 'Radical incrementalism: hydropolitics and environmental discourses in Laos'.
July 2, 2024 at 6:42 AM
stratheia.bsky.social
Legal frameworks matter, but infrastructure, geography, and political intent increasingly shape water security in South Asia.
#Hydropolitics #WaterGovernance #RegionalSecurity
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Weaponizing Water: India's Unilateral Assault on the Indus Waters Treaty and Pakistan's Fight for Survival - Stratheia
India's Indus Waters Treaty stance raises legal, strategic, and water security concerns for Pakistan and South Asia.
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June 29, 2026 at 1:00 AM
stratheia.bsky.social
India’s Sawalkot Dam project reflects a growing shift toward hydro-political competition in the Indus Basin.
#SawalkotDam #IndusWatersTreaty #WaterSecurity #HydroPolitics
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May 25, 2026 at 3:59 PM