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Dams In The Amazon: The Rights And Wrongs Of Belo Monte
May 3rd, 2013
Courtesy of The Economist, an article on the return Brazil is getting for having spent $14 billion to make the world’s third-biggest hydroelectric project greener: THE biggest building site in Brazil is neither in the concrete jungle of São Paulo nor in beachside Rio de Janeiro, which is being revamped to host the 2016 Olympics. […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Why Has Water-Rich Yunnan Become A Drought Hotspot?
May 3rd, 2013
Via China Dialogue, a look at why calls by Yunnan officials to restrict water flows to other countries overlook the ecological and water quality factors behind south-west China’s drought:   Yunnan’s drought continues. During China’s annual parliamentary session in March, the deputy party secretary of the south-west Chinese province, Qiu He, blamed spring floodwaters that […]
Read more »USA: Thirsty States Take Water Battle To Supreme Court
April 27th, 2013
Via NPR, a report on a water debate between Texas and Oklahoma: A dispute over Texas’ access to the Kiamichi River, which is located in Oklahoma, has started a longer legal battle that is headed to the Supreme Court. On Tuesday, Oklahoma and Texas will face off in the U.S. Supreme Court. The winner gets […]
Read more »The Looming Threat Of Water Scarcity
April 21st, 2013
Via Vital Signs, a sobering look at the world’s water challenges ahead: Some 1.2 billion people—almost one fifth of the world—live in areas of physical water scarcity, while another 1.6 billion face what can be called economic water shortage.1 The situation is only expected to worsen as population growth, climate change, investment and management shortfalls, and […]
Read more »United States: Getting Serious About A Texas-Size Drought
April 20th, 2013
Courtesy of The New York Times, an interesting OpEd on the drought affecting the United States: AUSTIN, Tex. SOMETHING odd happened here last week. It rained. But the relief, an answer to desperate prayers, is likely to be short-lived. The drought that has gripped much of Texas since the fall of 2010 shows few signs […]
Read more »Eritrea Supports Egypt’s Position In Nile Water Dispute
April 20th, 2013
Via the Sudan Tribune, a report on Eritrea’s support of Egypt in the region’s ongoing dispute over the Nile: The Eritrean government said this week that it supports Egypt’s stance over a colonial-era treaty that granted Egypt a right to utilise the lions share of Nile river’s water resources. The Red Sea nation expressed its […]
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