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The Thirsty Dragon: North China Is Drying And Dying?
June 2nd, 2011
Courtesy of The New York Times, a detailed report on concerns surrounding China’s plan to alleviate its water crisis. As the article notes: “North China is dying. A chronic drought is ravaging farmland. The Gobi Desert is inching south. The Yellow River, the so-called birthplace of Chinese civilization, is so polluted it can no longer […]
Read more »India and Pakistan: Tensions Melting Over Siachen Glacier?
June 2nd, 2011
Via Reuters, a report that India and Pakistan began their first attempt in three years to demilitarize the world’s highest battlefield in the Himalayan region that has claimed the lives of hundreds of soldiers and is a source of melt water for Pakistan’s rivers. As the article notes: “…The rivals’ defense secretaries began two days […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Is Three Gorges Responsible For Dwindling Yangtze?
June 2nd, 2011
Via Foreign Policy, a report on debate that has emerged in China over the role of the Three Gorges Dam in exacerbating this summer’s devastating drought in China. As the article notes: SHANGHAI — In glittering Shanghai, known for its hopping night life and influx of Western luxury stores, a VIP cocktail reception last Thursday […]
Read more »Water Grabbing? The Coming Conflict Over The (Re)appropriation of Finite Water Resources
May 28th, 2011
Via Water Alternatives, an interesting call for papers on water grabbing: In many river basins in the world, water resources have become the object of increasing competition between food production and other sectors. The rush to acquire new lands as sources of alternative energy, food crops, and environmental services have led to the so called […]
Read more »Water As A Hidden Weapon In Libya?
May 28th, 2011
Via The Guardian, an interesting article on the potential that Libya’s enormous aquatic reserves could become a new weapon of choice if government forces opt to starve coastal cities that heavily rely on free flowing freshwater. As the article notes: With only five percent of the country getting at least 100 millimetres of rainfall per […]
Read more »African Land Grabs May Lead To Water Conflicts
May 26th, 2011
Via New Scientist, a report on how African land “grabs” may lead to future water conflicts: IS THIS the face of future water conflicts? China, India and Saudi Arabia have lately leased vast tracts of land in sub-Saharan Africa at knockdown prices. Their primary aim is to grow food abroad using the water that African […]
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