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The Parched Tiger: India’s Worsening Water Crisis
April 18th, 2014
Via The Diplomat, a look at how 114 million Indians will soon face desperate domestic, agricultural and industrial shortages borne of a water crisis: In northern India, groundwater supplies are being depleted faster than natural processes can replenish them. According to The World Bank, India is the largest user of ground water in the world, […]
Read more »Nile Dam Study Fails To Stem The Tide Of Egyptian Indignation Towards Ethiopia
April 16th, 2014
Via The Guardian, a summary of the claims and counter-claims that have attended the delayed publication of a report on the likely impact of the Grand Renaissance dam: Villagers on the Nile in Khartoum. Ethiopia’s Gerd dam may give Sudan greater water access than an agreement with Egypt allows. The opening sentence of Egypt‘s new […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: UN Report Stresses Upcoming Water Crisis In India
April 16th, 2014
Via Future Directions, commentary on India’s water crisis: A UN report released recently predicts that as many as 3.4 billion people will be living in “water-scarce” countries by 2025. The report is particularly grim when it refers to India’s water security. While India is home to 18 per cent of the world’s population, it only […]
Read more »Iran’s Water Crisis Threatens Its Future
April 15th, 2014
Via Voice of America, a look at Iran’s worsening water crisis: Latian Dam Resevoir outside Tehran A looming water crisis in Iran has officials warning of water rationing for the capital Tehran. The Mehr news agency quotes Khosro Erteghaei, the head of Tehran’s regional water company as saying water levels at the four reservoirs that […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Drilling Holes In The Top Of The World
April 9th, 2014
Via Quartz, a report on how China’s appetite for resources is taking them to Tibet: Take a picture; it may not look like this for long. Chinese oil and gas explorers have drilled a deep borehole in the Tibetan Plateau, the world’s largest and highest plateau at about 4,500m above sea level, according to the South China Morning Post. The project, whose […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Tibetan Water Resources And Chinese Dams
April 9th, 2014
Via Tibet.net, an interesting piece of a larger report on the Third Pole: Rivers originating from Tibet flows to more than ten countries and play a vital role in the environmental services and socioeconomic of each country. These rivers (Table2) enable the Tibetan Plateau to become a strategic platform in exercising its dominance over the […]
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