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The Parched Tiger: India’s Large Cities Staring at Water Crisis
August 5th, 2019
Via The Hindu, a report on India’s water crisis: 11 of 20 biggest cities in the country are facing extreme risk of scarcity, according to Water Stress Index The recent acute water shortage in Chennai has fuelled concerns that a potential water crisis is awaiting India’s large cities, which are grappling with the pressures of […]
Read more »US Warns Dams Give China ‘Control’ of Mekong River
August 5th, 2019
Via Terra Daily, a report on recent U.S. government officials remarks about China’s ‘control’ of the Mekong river: China is taking control of the flow of Southeast Asia’s most important river through a dam-building “spree”, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Wednesday, as water levels along the Mekong reach record lows. The famous waterway starts […]
Read more »Pakistan: The Indus Water Treaty And The Hydro Politics
August 4th, 2019
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on the Indus Water Treaty and water politics in Pakistan and beyond: The Islamabad Policy Research Institute sponsored a round table Conference on 17th July on the subject of “Managing Hyphenated Climate and Water Challenge: A case study of Pakistan under the National Dialogue Series. The National Dialogue Series was initiated by […]
Read more »Death on the Nile Haunts Ethiopia’s Rebirth
August 4th, 2019
Via Bloomberg, a detailed look at the unusual death of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam’s Chief Architect and some of the internal/external politics around the project: The day Simegnew Bekele was found dying at the wheel of his Toyota Land Cruiser in central Addis Ababa—doors locked, engine running and a bullet wound to his head—he […]
Read more »Damming the Mekong Basin to Environmental Collapse
August 3rd, 2019
Via, commentary from Brahma Chellaney on how dam construction on the Mekong River poses a serious threat to the region’s economies and ecosystems: Major dam construction projects have become a favorite pastime of some autocratic governments, with China leading the way. But, far from protecting against water shortages, as supporters promise, large dams are contributing to river […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Myanmar’s Dam Dilemma with China
August 3rd, 2019
Via BBC, a report on the controversial Myitsone dam, at the source of the Irrawaddy river: In 2011, construction work on a massive dam project in Myanmar’s restive Kachin state was halted after large protests. China is now lobbying hard for the work to resume, but as BBC News Burmese’s Soe Soe Htoon found, local […]
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