Chesley Bonestell, “The Exploration of Mars” (1953), oil on board, 143/8 x 28 inches, gift of William Estler, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Reproduced courtesy of Bonestell LLC.

Share Water, Avoid Conflict

October 14, 2015

10/5/15 – On the Blue Nile, construction is under way on a huge dam intended to guarantee water to the three countries—Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan—that are supporting the project. Such cooperation, an observer of environmental politics has said in Issues, is just what will be needed to overcome future conflicts over water in numerous regions, especially in international river basins.