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Indonesia: Water To Become Central Issue Globally
May 23rd, 2013
Via The Jakarta Post, commentary on the world’s water stress from an Indonesian think tank: The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) has warned that water will become a global issue which will influence politics and trigger international conflicts over the next 50 years. “Clean water is decreasing in Indonesia and rivers are being contaminated by […]
Read more »Water: A Regional Threat In Asia
May 22nd, 2013
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at Asia’s water scarcity issues: For decades, long-range forecasters have been predicting that water – and a lack of it – loomed as the biggest threat to regional security. Booming populations, food security, the occasional drought and competition among neighboring countries for dwindling resources made for a pessimistic outlook. […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger And Thirsty Dragon: India And China Ink Agreements On Water Resources
May 22nd, 2013
Via The Times of India, an article on some new agreements aimed at enhancing cooperation between India and China over water: Weeks after the flare-up on the border issue, India and China on Monday sought to further improve their bilateral relations and firmed up eight agreements to enhance cooperation in a range of areas including […]
Read more »Asia-Pacific Leaders Warn Of Water Conflict Threat
May 21st, 2013
Via Terra Daily, an article regarding the threat of water conflict in Asia: Fierce competition for water could trigger conflict unless nations cooperate to share the diminishing resource, leaders from Asia-Pacific nations warned Monday. From Central to Southeast Asia, regional efforts to secure water have sparked tensions between neighbours reliant on rivers to sustain booming […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Water-Trading Could China’s Exacerbate Water Shortages
May 20th, 2013
Via China Dialogue, a report on how China’s approaches to water trading grapple with the twin problems of ensuring equity of supply and avoiding ecological damage: Poor smallholders are likely to lose out to manufacturing in a water trading system, warn skeptics Large-scale engineering projects and rigorous state control are hallmarks of the Chinese developmental […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: High And Dry – Water Shortages Put A Brake On China’s Economic Growth
May 20th, 2013
Via The Financial Times, a look at the impact of water scarcity on China’s economic growth: Holed beneath the waterline: China’s droughts and water shortages are pushing people to leave their homes and join an exodus to the cities Wang Fuguo, a 63-year-old cotton farmer, does not know when his ancestors began tilling the land […]
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