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The Thirsty Dragon: Importing Food So It Can Dedicate Scarce Water To Other Uses
July 29th, 2014
Via Reuters, a report on China’s plans to import food so that it can redirect use of its declining water reserves towards other uses: China should boost imports of food so it can dedicate more of its scarce water supplies to energy production, especially in arid but coal-rich regions like Xinjiang and Ningxia, a senior […]
Read more »Tibet And 21st Century Water Wars
July 27th, 2014
Courtesy of The Globalist, an examination of how the Tibetan Plateau may determine the course of Asia’s future: The crucial global role that Asia will play in the 21st century cannot be underestimated. The pivot of global economic power is shifting east. Asia represents the new arena for analysis, power and influence. The narrative of […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China To Roll Out Seven Pilot Markets For Trading Water Rights
July 24th, 2014
Via Reuters, a report on China’s plan to roll out seven pilot water trading schemes: China has picked seven provinces to host pilot markets for trade in water rights, as the government battles a spreading water crisis that threatens to curtail economic growth and hurt food production. The move is the latest sign that China […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India Helps Nepal Develop Hydropower
July 24th, 2014
Via Reuters, a report on India’s plan to offer Nepal help in hydropower development: India is set to offer Nepal a landmark pact to help develop its huge hydro-electric power potential as the South Asian giant takes another step to re-assert influence among smaller neighbours where China has been forging closer ties. Prime Minister Narendra […]
Read more »Damming The Mekong River: Economic Boon Or Environmental Mistake?
July 23rd, 2014
Via NPR, a report on Laos’ plans to dam the Mekong river: The Mekong is Southeast Asia’s most storied river. Its rich biodiversity though has been under threat for decades from things like overfishing and overpopulation. Environmentalists are now adding dams to that list. Towards the headwaters of the Mekong is Laos, one of the […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: How China Is Destroying Its Own Water Supply
July 23rd, 2014
Via Foreign Affairs, a look at China’s water crisis: A man leads camels at the edge of the Taklamakan Desert in China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. On the grasslands of the Tibetan plateau, one sometimes hears a strange chattering — an excited buzz that seems to emanate from the earth itself. Anyone who stops to […]
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