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The Thirsty Dragon: Triggering A Revival In Downstream Hydropower Ambitions On The Mekong
Via ChinaDialogue, a look at how China – by building dams on the upper Mekong – has triggered a revival [...]
The Thirsty Dragon: U.N. Agency Issues Warning on Chinese Drought
Courtesy of The New York Times, an article on China’s drought: A farmer looked at her withered wheat plants in [...]
New Chinese Dam Project Fuels Ethnic Conflict in Sudan
Via International Rivers, an expressive look at the impact that new dams may have upon people in Sudan.  As the [...]
Africa’s Flourishing Niger Delta Threatened by Libya Water Plan
Courtesy of Yale’s environment360, a detailed report on how Mali’s president and Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi have begun a major [...]
The Thirsty Dragon: Crops Wither and Prices Rise in Chinese Drought
Via The New York Times, a report that China’s President Hu Jintao and Prime Minister Wen Jiabao have – after [...]
Can Water Cooperation Be A Model For Middle East Peacemaking?
Via Huffington Post, an interesting article on the potential for water cooperation to be a model for Middle East peacemaking.  [...]

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