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New Data Puts Hidden International Basins on the Map. Literally.
In an earlier post, we wrote about the potential for conflict and cooperation in the Nile River Basin – highlighting the impact of new political boundaries (the creation of a new state, South Sudan) on transboundary basins, and the role of climate change, among other factors. What we didn’t talk about was data – particularly data that reveals new, previously undetected international river basins. (more…)
Watch This Space: Nile Basin – Preventing Water Conflict
![By NASA.Lieven at de.wikipedia[see page for license], from Wikimedia Commons](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Nilevalley_NASA.jpg "Nile Valley")
The Nile Basin has been a hotbed of activity over the last year. In addition to the Arab Spring and South Sudan becoming a recognized state, the nations within the Nile Basin are renegotiating a longstanding water-sharing agreement over use of the Nile’s waters. All of this action creates an opportunity to develop a climate-resilient water-sharing agreement that could help reduce the probability of future water conflicts. (more…)