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Water Wars, War of the Well, and Guerilla Well-fare
March 17th, 2010
Via WaterWired, a pointer to what appears to be an interesting article entitled Water wars, War of the Well, and Guerilla Well-fare. Here are the Introduction and Conclusions: “…Introduction To get a feel for how sensationalist the term “Water wars” is in the media, consider that a search on Google leads to nearly 31 million […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Drought, Dams, and Border Tensions
March 17th, 2010
Via Science (subscription required), a report that – as drought grips the Lancang-Mekong basin in Asia – tensions are growing over Chinese dams. As the article notes: “…The drought’s effects have spilled across China’s borders, stoking tensions with neighbors and prompting scientific debate. Rice yields in Thailand are expected to take a big hit, and […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: A Scramble For Water Amongst North & South and Farmers & Factories
March 16th, 2010
Courtesy of The Washington Post, an updated look at the status of China’s massive North-South water diversion scheme. As the article notes, the project is hampered by acrimony between competing industrial interests (i.e. industry vs. agricultural), as well as, concerns over costs and ecological impacts, leading to a scramble for water that is pitting downstream […]
Read more »Peak Water In Cyprus Piques Social Tensions
March 13th, 2010
Courtesy of The BBC, an interesting report on the water tensions between Turkish and Greek communities in Cyprus. As the article notes: “…We are in Nicosia, one of Europe’s last divided cities, and the focus of a bitter and bloody feud between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. It goes back to 1974, when the island […]
Read more »The Mighty Mekong No Longer?
March 13th, 2010
A pair of articles examining the increased tensions between Thailand and China over Mekong River water. As the first report notes, the Thai government has been quick to blame Chinese dams on the upper stretches of the river, but that may not be fair. “…The Bangkok Post ran this story on 22 February: Ever since […]
Read more »A Peace Pipe(line) Providing Water To Cyprus?
March 4th, 2010
Via MinnPost, an interesting look at the potential that a water shortage and a proposed pipeline could help bring peace to Cyprus. As the article notes: “…When Cyprus lay dry and parched with drought in 2008, Senol Akmehmet had to buy water shipped in by truck to keep his goats and sheep alive. He couldn’t […]
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