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The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: Rivals For Influence Over Nepal’s Hydropower
May 16th, 2012
Via China Dialogue, a look at how the rivalry between Beijing and New Delhi for influence in Nepal will shape the country’s hydropower policies. As the article notes: Editor’s note: in February, Nepal signed a US$1.6 billion agreement with China to develop the 760-megawatt West Seti hydropower project within its borders. This marked a major […]
Read more »U.S. Response to Africa’s Future Water Crisis Takes Shape
May 13th, 2012
Via AllAfrica, a report on US government’s plans to develop a strategy for addressing the impending global water crisis in the years ahead. As the article notes: The United States is developing a response to the strain bearing down on worldwide water resources in the decades ahead. A U.S. intelligence report made public in March […]
Read more »The Coming Global Water Crisis
May 10th, 2012
Courtesy of The Atlantic, an interesting look at the global water crisis: The recent UN alert that drought in the Sahel threatens 15 million lives is a harbinger of things to come. In the next twenty years, global demand for fresh water will vastly outstrip reliable supply in many parts of the world. Thanks to […]
Read more »Unsustainable Water Use Threatens China, India, Pakistan, South Africa And USA
May 10th, 2012
Via Maplecroft, a new report on the threat that unsustainable water use presents to the world: The viability of water supplies throughout key regions of China, India, Pakistan, South Africa and the US are under threat from unsustainable domestic, agricultural and industrial demands, according to a new study that maps water use down to 10km² […]
Read more »Pakistan’s Water And Climate Change Challenges
May 10th, 2012
Via Foreign Policy, an interesting article on Pakistan’s climate change and water challenges: Last month, an avalanche on the Siachen glacier in Kashmir killed 124 Pakistani soldiers and 11 civilians. The tragedy has intensified debate about the logic of stationing Pakistani and Indian troops on such inhospitable terrain. And it has also brought attention to […]
Read more »Egypt Will Need Almost 50% More Nile Water By 2050: Experts
May 8th, 2012
Courtesy of The Guardian, a look at forecasts that a future Egyptian population of 150 million will need a greater share of Africa’s longest river to meet their needs. As the article notes: Egypt will need nearly 50 per cent more Nile water by 2050 to cater for an estimated population of 150 million people, […]
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