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Hydrologic Security and Syria’s Liquid Worries
February 17th, 2010
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a report detailing how much of Syria’s economics, history, politics, diplomacy, and culture have often been defined in a large part by water. As the article notes, water is a key to peace and prosperity in the region and it may also be key to war and conflict among Syria […]
Read more »Water Tension In Africa Likely To Boil Over In Next 25 Years
February 12th, 2010
Via Jaluo, details of a recent report predicting that the main conflicts in Africa during the next 25 years will be over the scarcity of water, as countries are likely to wage war against each other for access to the scarce resources. As the article notes: “…The United Nations Development Programe (UNDP) says in a […]
Read more »Pakistan’s Domestic and International Water Disputes
February 12th, 2010
Via Circle of Blue, a report on disputes over water between Pakistan’s Punjab and Sindh provinces over water flows, as well as, a farmers’ union desires to have the Pakistani government address India’s dam building which some see as “water terrorism”. As the article notes: Pakistan’s Indus River System Authority will discuss the Sindh province’s […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: An “Icy Water Tower” Melts
January 27th, 2010
While the source of this article (Conde Nast Traveler) is unusual for content that this blog normally features, the author – Dr. Orville Schell – is a long time China expert who has been increasingly focused on the gradual shrinking of the glacial, soaring, peaks of the Tibetan Plateau which act as the icy water […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Water Industrial Complex
January 24th, 2010
Courtesy of Tibetan Plateau, an interesting look at China’s “water industrial complex”, a term they use to describe the professional and ideological alliance of technocratic Communist Party elites with water-related bureaucracies and businesses that influence government policy. The article concludes that the Peoples Republic of China – which has built 22,000+ large dams since it […]
Read more »India Spars with Pakistan, China over Water
January 21st, 2010
Via The Asia Sentinel, an interesting article on conflicts – present and future – over water in the Indus River basin. As the report notes: “…A water war looms in the Indus River basin Kashmir has for decades been a bone of contention between India and Pakistan over which the two countries have fought wars. […]
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