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The Parched Tiger: Water Shortage Crisis Looms Large In Bangalore, India
July 26th, 2013
Via Global Voices, an interesting report on Bangaolore’s water crisis: Bangalore, India’s third largest city and one of the fastest growing economic hubs in South Asia, stares at an almost certain water crisis in the near future as both the civic administration and the citizens struggle to cope with the already dwindling fresh water resources. […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China Coal-Fired Economy Dying Of Thirst As Mines Lack Water
July 26th, 2013
Via Bloomberg, a look at China’s watergy challenge: At first glance, Daliuta in northern China appears to have a river running through it. A closer look reveals the stretch of water in the center is a pond, dammed at both ends. Beyond the barriers, the Wulanmulun’s bed is dry. Daliuta in Shaanxi province sits on […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Water Challenge – Implications for the U.S. Rebalance to Asia
July 25th, 2013
Via Council on Foreign Relations, a report on Elizabeth C. Economy’s testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, discussing China’s water scarcity challenge and its potential to destabilize the region: How China manages its water resources over the next five to seven years has profound implications not only for […]
Read more »Hydropower Dams On The Mekong: Old Dreams, New Dangers
July 24th, 2013
Courtesy of Asia Policy’s July 2013 issue, a detailed look by Richard Cronin at Mekong River basin: Today, the Mekong River Basin is on the edge of a two-pronged calamity as a result of both the long-term and near-term actions of humans and governments. Of the two, short-term actions such as deforestation, the unsustainable consumption […]
Read more »How Yemen Chewed Itself Dry
July 24th, 2013
Via Foreign Affairs, an interesting report on Yemen’s water crisis: In a little over a decade, Sana’a, Yemen, may become the world’s first capital to run out of water. Failed governance and environmental mismanagement share some of the blame for drying up the city. But there is also a more surprising culprit: a national addiction […]
Read more »Himalayan Water Security: A South Asian Perspective
July 23rd, 2013
Via the July 2013 issue of Asia Policy, a look at South Asia’s perception of Himalayan water security: South Asia has emerged during recent decades as a major theater of tension and conflict around shared rivers. The region is made up of predominantly rural, poor, and agrarian societies. While in recent years India has been […]
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