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The Thirsty Dragon: All Dried Up
October 11th, 2013
Via The Economist, an interesting article on how northern China is running out of water, but the government’s remedies may potentially be disastrous: CHINA endures choking smog, mass destruction of habitats and food poisoned with heavy metals. But ask an environmentalist what is the country’s biggest problem, and the answer is always the same. “Water […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon And Parched Tiger: India ‘Pressuring’ China On Brahmaputra
October 10th, 2013
Via The Hindu, an interesting look at India / China water tensions: Li Zhifei, a scholar at the National Institute of International Strategy of the influential Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, wrote in a commentary on Tuesday in the Global Times, a tabloid published by the People’s Daily known for its hawkish views, that India […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Disappearing Rivers Lead To Desperate Measures
October 10th, 2013
Courtesy of The Economist, an interesting report on China’s water scarcity issues and the fact that building canals is not a ready solution: CHINA’S emperors regarded control over water as one of the principal ways of controlling the country. They poured their kingdom’s resources into vast projects such as the Grand Canal between Beijing […]
Read more »Averting Water Conflict
October 10th, 2013
Courtesy of the Japan Times, an op-ed examining the potential for global water conflict: In an increasingly water-stressed world, shared water resources are becoming an instrument of power, fostering competition within and between nations and exacerbating impacts on ecosystems. The Budapest Water Summit, which takes place this week, is the latest initiative to search for […]
Read more »Water Shortage Seen Worsening Due To Climate Change
October 9th, 2013
Via Bloomberg, a summary of a new report looking at global water scarcity: Water scarcity will increase around the world due to climate change, with more than 500 million people affected if mean global warming is limited to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), based on modeling studies by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact […]
Read more »The Coming Water Wars
October 9th, 2013
Via the Washington Times, an interesting commentary on the likelihood of water wars in the future: As competition for the precious resource grows, water will be a key to war and peace In an increasingly water-stressed world, shared water resources are becoming an instrument of power, fostering competition within and between nations. The struggle for […]
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