Risorse idriche

China's Ministry of Water Resources announced Tuesday that rural tap water coverage reached 96 percent by the end of 2025. Large-scale projects now serve 71 percent of the rural population, with 72 percent of counties using unified management.

09 maggio 2026 Riportato dall'IA

Argentine lawmakers have approved changes to a 2010 glacier protection law, opening areas previously off-limits to mining for gold, copper and other minerals. The move raises concerns among scientists about impacts on water supplies that support food production for hundreds of millions of people.

Il ministro egiziano delle Risorse Idriche e dell'Irrigazione, Hany Sewilam, ha tenuto incontri bilaterali con funzionari di Finlandia, Germania e Geneva Water Hub, in occasione di una riunione preparatoria di alto livello per la Conferenza delle Nazioni Unite sull'Acqua in Senegal. Le discussioni si sono concentrate sul potenziamento della collaborazione internazionale sulle questioni idriche in mezzo alle pressioni del cambiamento climatico. Entrambe le parti hanno concordato sulla necessità di un dialogo basato sulla scienza per favorire la fiducia e una gestione sostenibile.

25 gennaio 2026 Riportato dall'IA

Egypt has changed its position on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), with Water Resources Minister Hani Sweilem demanding compensation from Ethiopia for harms to Egypt and Sudan. The statement came during a plenary session of the Egyptian Senate on Sunday.

Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam called for renewed inclusivity and trust-building within the Nile Basin Initiative as the only path to sustainable cooperation. Speaking at the 33rd Nile-COM ministerial meeting in Bujumbura, Burundi's capital, he stressed that Nile Basin challenges cannot be resolved through unilateral measures. He praised the NBI as the sole comprehensive platform uniting basin countries for over 25 years.

26 novembre 2025 Riportato dall'IA

Stakeholders gathered in Abuja for the launch of Lokoja Dialogues, an initiative aimed at enhancing Nigeria's resilience to climate change through better water management. The event highlighted the WEFE nexus approach to address community challenges. Officials emphasized water's role in economic growth and social stability.