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Laos: The New “Battery of Asia�
October 31st, 2012
Via The Diplomat, a look at Laos’ intentions to build more than 70 dams along tributaries of the Mekong River: International concerns about Lao’s plans to massively dam the Mekong River and its tributaries have again been brushed aside by the authorities in Vientiane who have announced new contracts worth about $1.0 billion to build […]
Read more »Bangladesh Meets With Bhutan And India Over Brahmaputra
October 28th, 2012
Via The Economic Times, a report that Bangladesh will convene a meeting with Bhutan, India over Brahmaputra basin management: Bangladesh is convening a high level tri-partite meeting with India and Bhutan aimed at jointly utilizing the water resources of the Brahmaputra river especially for power generation, Bangladesh High Commissioner to India, Tariq Karim, said today. […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Questions Over China’s Mekong Dams
October 24th, 2012
Via the Phonm Penh Post, an article on the impact of hydro dams on the upper Mekong River in China: A fisherman repairs his boat in a community situated along the banks of the Mekong River in Kratie province. Some questions remain about whether hydro dams on the upper Mekong River in China exacerbated conditions […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Food Supply, Fracking, And Water Scarcity Challenge China’s Juggernaut Economy
October 21st, 2012
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a look at China’s water related challenges ahead: An expensive program to expand irrigation networks is occurring in Inner Mongolia, Jilin, and Liaoning provinces, which has prompted concern because it would push new irrigation canals into highly erodible grassland regions. These provinces have some of the worst desertification in the […]
Read more »Egypt Pushes Ethiopia To Scrap Nile Dam
October 21st, 2012
Via Terra Daily, a look at the simmering tension between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Nile: Egypt increasingly views Ethiopia’s plan to build a massive 6,000-megawatt hydroelectric dam on the Nile River as a threat to its national security because it will seriously cut the Arab state’s water supplies. Egypt depends on the Nile for […]
Read more »Emerging Asia Hits A Wall Of Water
October 19th, 2012
Via Forbes, an interesting report on the impending water stress facing Asia: It’s often said that people are a nation’s greatest resource. That can be true, especially with their knowledge and creativity, which can supplement physical resources. But one basic must is hard to think your way around: water. So it is that the great […]
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