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The Thirsty Dragon: Tibetan Rivers At Risk And The New Great Walls (Of Concrete)
Via Meltdown in Tibet, some interesting comments and charts on hydropower development on the Tibetan Plateau: “The world is facing [...]
The Thirsty Dragon: Damming the Mother of Asian Civilization
Via OnEarth magazine, an article looking at the impact of dams on Tibetan watersheds: Ten million years ago, Asia and [...]
Hydro-Hegemony: The Power Politics of Water Struggles
Via The New York Times, an article on an innovative way of analyzing international water tensions, departing from the idea [...]
Africa’s Great ‘Water Grab’
Via The Guardian, an interesting look at what they term Africa’s great ‘water grab’.  As the article notes: The banks [...]
Regional Tensions Limit Bhutan Climate Summit Aims
Via CBS News, a report on the recent Bhutan Climate Summit: Four Himalayan nations, faced with erratic weather and the [...]
Water Fight: How South Asia’s Unquenchable Thirst May Threaten The Region’s Peace
Courtesy of The Economist, an excellent article reviewing how a growing rivalry between India, Pakistan, and China over the region’s [...]

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