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American West’s Drought And Growth Intensify Conflict Over Water Rights
Via the New York Times, a report on increasing water tensions in the arid western region of the United States: [...]
The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: Tensions Over The Yarlung Tsangpo River
Courtesy of China Dialogue, a close three-part look at the Yarlung Tsangpo river – one of the world’s great transboundary [...]
Egypt Turns To Saudi For Help Over Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam
Via Green Prophet, an update on tensions arising around the Grand Renaissance Dam: When all else fails, run to wealthy Saudi [...]
The Thirsty Dragon: China Falling Behind On 2020 Hydro Goals
Via China Digital Times, a report that China is falling behind on its hydro generation targets: Due to increasingly stringent [...]
The Thirsty Dragon: The Human Impact Of China’s Desperate Need For Water
Via Quartz, a report on how China’s desperate need for water is forcing the relocation of hundreds of thousands of [...]
The Myitsone Tug Of War
Via The Guardian, an update on the controversial Myitsone dam project, at the headwaters of the Irrawaddy, which is caught [...]

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