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Population as driver

Reader comment on item: Can Egypt and Ethiopia Share the Nile?

Submitted by Alfonso (United States), Feb 19, 2016 at 09:48

This is a problem the world will generally face in coming decades. The role of population in the Arab Spring uprisings (they were not exclusively Arab, but that is another point) has not been examined adequately. Paul Ehrlich's scenarios from the 1970s have not come to pass as quickly as he predicted, but he has been accurate as to the countries that are the source of global instability and desperate migrations. A rich Gulf Arab country can desalinate seawater at scale. Yemen cannot.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
1YES [13 words]Firozali A Mulla PhDMar 6, 2016 05:14228336
U.S. historically opposed Nile dams. [46 words]StanMar 5, 2016 22:59228329
...reference! [57 words]Yared SeyoumFeb 25, 2016 01:19228224
1Abbay is ours [112 words]Yared SeyoumMar 4, 2016 07:20228224
Israel has been invited to mediate! [1 words]PezDispenserFeb 24, 2016 06:48228219
2And what happened to that Egyptian MP? [32 words]sydneyMar 2, 2016 08:12228219
2The Nile water [69 words]dhimmi no moreFeb 20, 2016 08:30228170
Fortunately. . . [19 words]Elisha benAbuyaFeb 19, 2016 19:10228157
1Egyptian response to help from Israel for water problem with Ethiopia [18 words]sydneyMar 2, 2016 08:47228157
The future conditional (as used in English) [6 words]Elisha benAbuyaMar 4, 2016 20:42228157
1wishful thinking [7 words]sydneyMar 7, 2016 08:28228157
Language [51 words]Elisha benAbuyaMar 9, 2016 11:14228157
1Population as driver [83 words]AlfonsoFeb 19, 2016 09:48228142
2Once again, it's Islam [208 words]Ron ThompsonFeb 18, 2016 21:51228125
1Taking Control of our Reproductive Future [430 words]Michael SMar 11, 2016 21:11228125
2Two Things Need To Happen [98 words]DaveFeb 18, 2016 19:58228124
3Stop ... [273 words]anonFeb 18, 2016 12:08228119
Can Egypt and Ethiopia Share the Nile [78 words]Arnold FalkFeb 18, 2016 09:07228112
2Population reduction or famine... the choices for Egypt. [57 words]Jon, a Brit in EurolandFeb 18, 2016 08:23228111
3Population reduction or famine... the choices for Egypt. [57 words]Jon, a Brit in EurolandFeb 18, 2016 08:23228110
3Population control [55 words]DavePcFeb 18, 2016 07:52228109
2Birth control [16 words]AdFeb 18, 2016 07:10228108

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