Now, when competing for Nile water, Cairo must deal with several governments and commercial interests. Moreover, Ethiopia...has announced plans to build a huge hydroelectric dam on its branch of the Nile that would reduce the water flow to Egypt even more.

Hawkins, a Harvard Law graduate, former EPA lawyer and now head of DC Water, was hired to undo the public-relations mistakes made by WASA executives during the recent lead scandal in Washington DC. His job is to be more forthright and empathic. So when confronted by customers, he often takes a conciliatory approach.

El Gendi, the coordinator of the Public Diplomacy delegation’s visit, travelled to Uganda a few days ago and met with Museveni on the issue of the Nile water and asked the Ugandan President Museveni to contact the Ethiopian Prime Minister to arrange a meeting.

The theme of World Water Day 2011 is "Water for Cities: Responding to the Urban Challenge." Since I cover water issues for the U.S. Consulate in Shanghai, I sometimes talk to people here about my home state, Michigan, which borders the Great Lakes.

On March 3, 2011, the Arab Water Academy will have completed training the first group of water diplomats in the Arab region... The 6-month training programme focused mainly on 'water diplomacy' and transboundary water issues.

Water is a scarce resource in the desert regions of the Middle East. Though disputes over water have come close to triggering wars between nations of the region in the past, diplomats intervened to keep tensions to a minimum. Now a new study suggests that, over the next 20 years, water shortages could trigger unrest within national borders instead of between the nations of the Middle East.