politics for the 99%

Published on Al-Ahram weekly online, by Doaa El-Bey, Sept 11, 2014:

Confidence-building measures are key to resolving the dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Renaissance Dam. Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hossam Moghazi has been invited by Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn to visit Addis Ababa and the Renaissance Dam construction site this month.

The fourth tripartite meeting, held in Khartoum last month, Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri’s visit to Addis Ababa last week and Moghazi’s trip are part of ongoing confidence-building measures between Addis Ababa and Cairo … //

… … The committee’s final report, issued last year, said that preliminary studies conducted on the dam’s impact were insufficient to justify construction and more studies were needed.  Ethiopia’s foreign minister was scheduled to visit Cairo last July but the trip was cancelled in the wake of the uprising that led to Mohamed Morsi’s removal.

“Both Cairo and Addis Ababa are relying on expert opinion to ease tensions and open channels for dialogue,” says Sharawy. The consulting companies and other experts are expected to complete their reports in the next six months.

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Related Links for CLEAN WATER ACCESS:

• on WateringEarth.org: The Water Crisis is Solvable;
• on Action Ageinst Hunger.org: Water and Sanitation;
• on DoSometning.org: 11 Facts About Water in the Developing World;
• on Dorp in the bucket: Clean Water is a fundamental Human Right;
• on Imact Nations: I Thirst Water Program;
• on Outreach International.org: Access to Clean Water;
• on Emerge overty Free.org: Water and Sanitation;
• on National Academy of Engeneering /Engineering Challenges.org: Provide access to clean water;
• on Water Project.org: Why Water;
• on UNICEF/US/child survaval, water and sanitation;
• on Blue Planet Network.org: Why Water;
• Clean Water Access: find much more on Google Web-search;

about the Clean Water Act CWA (USA):

• Mining industry exploits clean water act loopholes, on EarthWorksAction.org … for more Infos: Lauren Pagel, Tony Turrini, Tom Waldo;
• on Poughkeepsie Journal, by David Strayer, Sept 14, 2014: … One curiosity about the (US) Clean Water Act is that, although it aspires to protect “the waters of the United States,” it never actually defines what it means by that phrase …;
• on Legal Information Institute LII, Cornell University Law School;
• on US EpaGovAgriculture;
• on en.wikipedia;

more about Water on:

• Water Aid.org.uk;
• Nation Master/Health/Drinking Water Availability, % by Country;
• Water.org;
• UNwater.org;
• Images for clean water access on Google Images-search;

some pages on World Health Org WHO:

• /Water Sanitation and Health WSH/english;
• /Africa Public Heal h.Info …;
• /Drinking-water quality;
• /Water resources;

Find on on enwikipedia:

• Water supply is the provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavors or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes. Irrigation (in agriculture) is covered separatel …; /Global access to clean water; /Institutional responsibility and governance; /See also; /External Links;
• Water supply and women in developing countries is a controversial topic, as lack of accessible, sufficient, clean and affordable water supply has adverse impacts specifically related to women in developing nations. In most countries, women are the primary household members responsible for providing water for domestic consumption.[1] The collection of water, which may take up to six hours a day to meet the household needs, is a duty often relegated to women and children. This foregone time often prevents children, especially girls, from attending school and women from pursuing small business opportunities …; /Health effects; /Water and gender in international organizations;

Other Links:

We may predict the death of physical currency; bills and coins, on REWR Blog, Sept 14, 2014;

The Islamic State: America is Attacking the Terrorists It Fostered, on Global Research.ca, by James Corbett,Sept 14, 2014;

NSA, GCHQ have secret access to German telecom networks – report, on Russia Today RT, Set 14, 2014;

World Bank Pays $500 Million to Ukraine Central Bank Despite Warnings of World Bank Board and IMF Staff, on naked capitalism, by Yves Smith, Sept 14, 2014;

E.Ukraine’s Lugansk to start distributing Russian aid – Monday, trucks return home, on Russia Today RT, Set 13, 2014; http://rt.com/news/187620-russia-second-convoy-lugansk/

How we got here: Adam Smith minus Karl Marx; Keynes tortured by Samuelson, on RWER Blog, Sept 13, 2014;

Russia may restrict import of Western cars, clothes in new sanctions tit-for-tat, on Russia Today RT, Set 12, 2014;

The potential rate of growth: two definitions, on RWER Blog, Sept 12, 2014;

on Al-Ahram weekly online, Sept 11, 2014:

• The pursuit of growth, by Niveen Wahish: The government knows where it wants the Egyptian economy to be. But how is it to get there …;
• New initiatives, lasting rifts, by Kamel Abdallah: A number of regional and international proposals have been tabled to resolve Libya’s deep national crisis, though the warring sides in the fractious political landscape still have no plans to meet
• Hunger strikes extend beyond prison walls, by Amira Howeidy: The number of people outside prison refusing food in solidarity with hunger-striking detainees is growing, and with it the pressure on the authorities to release those held …;

… and this:

Planet Océan – Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Full HD, +/- 89.00 min, uploaded on YouTube by Planet Ocean, touching the thèmes agriculture, aquacole, aquaculture, aquaculteur, pêche industrielle, pêche profonde, pêche résponsable, patrimoine génétiqu marin …: in english; en français; en espanol; in italian; in russian; en brazilian; in japanese; auf deutsch; in CZ; in east asian.