Water Resources
Senate debates water law urgently amid farmer protests
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Mexico's Senate began urgent debate on Thursday on the new General Water Law, approved hours earlier by the Chamber of Deputies without going through committees. Farmers protest outside Congress and threaten to block Mexico City and other states if their demands are unmet. Morena lawmakers defend President Claudia Sheinbaum's initiative, while opposition criticizes the rushed process.
Randa El-Menshawy, Egypt’s Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities, has directed the offering of several seawater desalination plants to specialised local private-sector companies for operation and maintenance. The initiative seeks to improve operational efficiency and sustainability as part of state efforts.
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Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam met with Marwan Al-Raqad, executive director of the Islamic Network on Water Resources Development and Management under the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, to discuss strengthening water management cooperation. Sewilam expressed Egypt's readiness to expand technical and research collaboration, particularly in improving water-use efficiency and sustainable resource management. The two sides reviewed plans to host a regional branch office in Cairo.
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have found that the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) synchronizes extreme wet and dry conditions across continents. Their study, based on satellite data from 2002 to 2024, reveals how these climate patterns drive simultaneous water crises worldwide. The findings highlight a shift toward more frequent dry extremes since around 2012.
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Hong Kong authorities have established a three-member expert panel to investigate persistent freshwater losses at the Fairview Park housing estate in Yuen Long. The initiative follows criticism from landlords over bureaucratic inertia. The Water Supplies Department will offer technical support to residents but maintains it is not responsible for repairing pipes on private land.
Egypt's Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation issued a statement blaming the Ethiopian government for an artificial September flood that caused humanitarian disasters in Sudan and inundated low-lying Nile lands in Egypt's Delta. The statement described the management of the Ethiopian dam as unilateral and irresponsible, shifting the natural flood's timing and triggering a more severe deluge. Egypt affirmed its commitment to patience but kept all options open to protect its water rights.