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The Thirsty Dragon: The Dams of Chongqing
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, a look at China’s plans to build more dams along the Yangtze: Mapmakers and geologists divide [...]
The Parched Tiger: Proposal To Link Rivers Sparks Concern In Neighboring Countries
Via The BBC, an article on how a supreme court order in India asking the government to link more than [...]
The Thirsty Dragon: Chinese Power, Burmese Politics
Via China Dialogue, a report that uses the stalled Myitsone dam project as a way to show how China’s state-owned [...]
Las Vegas’ Water Fight: Round One In Upcoming Global Urban Vs. Rural Battle
Via The Guardian, an interesting look at Las Vegas’ struggle for water security and the symbolic foreshadowing it may provide [...]
The Global Water Grab
Via the Transnational Institute, a look at “water grabbing” which refers to situations where powerful actors take control of valuable [...]
Yemen: Being Sucked Dry
Via Reuters, a look at Yemen’s increasingly desperate water situation: With a belch of acrid, greasy smoke and a jolt [...]

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