August 31, 2017
With an area of 1.8 million km², Sudan is the third-largest country in Africa. It consists generally of flat plains, wi...
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August 31, 2017
The source of the Nile is in the Nyungwe Forest in Rwanda. From there, it travels northwards for 6,718km, making it the...
August 31, 2017
Data on surface water quality is both scarce and old. These were mainly on the White and Blue Niles . Water characterist...
August 31, 2017
There are no official data on the total water use in Sudan by sector or region, and data collected by international inst...
August 31, 2017
Dams are the major Water infrastructure in Sudan .There are six dams across the Nile in the Sudan. These are:
• Sen...
August 31, 2017
The Ministry of Water Resources, Irrigation and Electricity is the central ministry responsible for all water issues.
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July 12, 2017
The Zayandehroud, which means ‘life-giving river’, is the largest river in central Iran and has traditionally been a...
May 2, 2017
In 2016, Fanack, Land Life Company (LLC) and the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC) initiated a pilot project ...
April 3, 2017
For many years, negotiations between Turkey and Syria over the Orontes or Asi River were linked to issues concerning th...
March 19, 2017
Wastewater treatment is the process of removing contaminants from water through engineered physical, chemical and biolog...
September 15, 2015
The Gaza Strip has been facing a steadily worsening water crisis for the past decade. Overall, more than 96% of water in...
November 26, 2014
Besides news, interviews and in-depth reports on a range of water-related topics in the MENA region, Fanack Water also...