Northern Cyprus Sees Hope In Water Pipeline
April 9th, 2013
Via The New York Times, a report on a project by which Turkey would sell water to northern Cyprus: Even as the Cypriot government struggles to ward off financial disaster, the authorities in the northern part of the divided island are quietly pushing ahead with a project to link their territory, physically and economically, more [...]
Read more »Turkey’s Contemplated European Union “Freeze” – All About Water?
February 3rd, 2012
Via The International Water Law Project, a report on how Turkey’s contemplated “freeze” of its relations with the EU is related to the interrelated water issues toward its Euphrates co-riparians as well as toward Cyprus. As the article notes: Turkey plays an increasingly important global role as a cultural and economic bridge between Western nations [...]
Read more »Turkey Waters Cyprus
July 21st, 2010
Via Terra Daily, an update on the on-again/off-again plan for Turkey to provide water to Cyprus. As the article notes: “Turkey signed an agreement Monday with the the breakaway Turkish statelet in Cyprus on a long-standing project to build a pipeline under the Mediterranean to supply water to the island’s north. The framework agreement envisages [...]
Read more »Peak Water In Cyprus Piques Social Tensions
March 13th, 2010
Courtesy of The BBC, an interesting report on the water tensions between Turkish and Greek communities in Cyprus. As the article notes: “…We are in Nicosia, one of Europe’s last divided cities, and the focus of a bitter and bloody feud between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. It goes back to 1974, when the island [...]
Read more »A Peace Pipe(line) Providing Water To Cyprus?
March 4th, 2010
Via MinnPost, an interesting look at the potential that a water shortage and a proposed pipeline could help bring peace to Cyprus. As the article notes: “…When Cyprus lay dry and parched with drought in 2008, Senol Akmehmet had to buy water shipped in by truck to keep his goats and sheep alive. He couldn’t [...]
Read more »Geopolitical Implications of New International Trade in Water
July 18th, 2008
Courtesy of Pruned, an interesting article on the geopolitics of the emerging international trade in water. As the report notes: “First there was Barcelona, and now Cyprus is also importing water. Like Spain, Cyprus is suffering from a severe drought that has left the its reservoirs at 7.5% full. In fact, according to Reuters, the [...]
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