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Remote Sensing Confirms China Building Dam On Indian Territory
November 9th, 2009
Via India Express.com, a report that India has found China encroaching on its Himalayan territory as part of a water / dam project. As the article notes: “…The National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) confirmed on Tuesday that construction was on at the Zangmu site on the Chinese side of the Brahmaputra river, prompting the government […]
Read more »Water Tension In Increasingly Parched Middle East
November 9th, 2009
Courtesy of The Israeli National News, a very strong opinion article on the possibility of water tensions erupting into conflict in the increasingly parched Middle East. As the report notes: “…Israel will go to war against Lebanon and Egypt to solve its water crisis, a Jordanian political science professor has charged. Dr. Ghazi Al-Rababah told […]
Read more »UN: Concern Over Potential Water Wars
November 9th, 2009
Via Terra Daily, a report that the UN is increasingly worried about potential water conflicts. As the article notes: “…U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro said the Middle East is “in a challenging situation” and would need stability to achieve development, emphasizing the need to fight climate change to help avoid the next major conflict in […]
Read more »Yemen’s Water Crisis And Conflict: A Signpost To Future Conflicts?
October 30th, 2009
Via Terra Daily, a report on Yemen’s water crisis and the possibility that the localized conflicts developing there could be a harbinger of what may come elsewhere in the region in the decades ahead. As the article notes: “…Sanaa may be the first capital city in the world to run out of water. If that […]
Read more »Climate Change + Melting Glaciers = Increased Water Tension In Central Asia
October 28th, 2009
Courtesy of the BBC, a report on global warming’s impact /exacerbation of regional water tensions in Central Asia. As the article notes: “That one – called Adigene – has decreased in size by about 20% over the last 50 years,” he says. He adds that a neighbouring glacier, Aksai, has disappeared completely. Mr Ermenbaev, who […]
Read more »California: Water Politics
October 27th, 2009
Courtesy of The Economist, a detailed look at California’s water politics as it struggles with drought and increasing demand for freshwater by a variety of end users, including fish. As the article notes: “…Water has divided Californians since Mark Twain remarked that “whiskey’s for drinking, water’s for fighting over.†But this latest conflict comes as […]
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