From the Blue Community tni – Transnational Institute:
Fossil Water, ‘Renewables Capitalism’. Land, Groundwater, and Solar Power in Siwa Oasis, Egypt.
At the edge of Egypt’s Sahara, Siwa Oasis stands as a paradox: solar-powered farms draw life from ancient groundwater while drowning the land they seek to cultivate. This article uncovers how green energy and agribusiness, hailed as sustainable solutions, are accelerating ecological collapse and eroding indigenous lifeways in Siwa.
