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The Thirsty Dragon: A Dry and Anxious North Awaits China’s Giant, Unproven Water Transport Scheme
March 2nd, 2011
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a detailed look at China’s ambitious South-North Water Transfer Project designed to solve a commanding threat to China’s modernization: the increasingly dire confrontation between rising energy demand in a nation that is steadily getting drier: The dark openings of two pipelines beneath the Yellow River, like eyes on a flat […]
Read more »Burundi Signs New Nile River Agreement
February 28th, 2011
Via The International Water Law Project, a report on Burundi’s decision to become the sixth signatory to the Nile River Basin Cooperative Framework: “… In the wake of the turmoil in Egypt (and probably the secession of South Sudan), Burundi has taken the rather bold step of becoming the sixth signatory to the Agreement on […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Drought Nears Worst In 200 years
February 26th, 2011
Via Climate Progress, a further look at the crippling drought in China and its likely impact on world food prices: “…The soil lies cracked and broken in China’s Shangdong Province, thirsting for rains that will not come. China’s key wheat producing region, lying just south of Beijing, has received just 12 millimeters (1/2 inch) of […]
Read more »Avoiding Water Wars: Water Scarcity and Strategic Power of Water In Central Asia
February 26th, 2011
The United States should play a key role in holding off looming water conflicts in Central Asia, according to a new report by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. While the U.S. stakes are highest in Afghanistan and Pakistan, neighboring countries like Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan will also become increasingly important, as water demand […]
Read more »Global Water Stress: Huge Areas of Australia, India, China and USA at Extreme Risk
February 20th, 2011
Courtesy of WaterEfficiency.net, a look at water stress worldwide: “…Huge areas of land mass within Australia, India, China and USA are highlighted as suffering extreme pressure on their renewable water supplies by a new index and map that evaluate water stress down to 50km² worldwide. The Water Stress Index is developed by global risks advisory […]
Read more »Middle East / North Africa: Water. Instability.
February 20th, 2011
Via The Guardian, a report on how the water usage in north Africa and the Middle East is unsustainable and shortages are likely to lead to further instability. As the article notes: “…Poverty, repression, decades of injustice and mass unemployment have all been cited as causes of the political convulsions in the Middle East and […]
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