Will a Nile canal project dry up Africa's biggest wetland? | Canada's National Observer: News & Analysis

South Sudan is moving ahead with plans for a 240-mile canal to divert water from the White Nile and send it to Egypt. But critics warn the megaproject would desiccate the world’s second-largest wetland, impacting its rich wildlife and the rains on which the region depends.

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