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Melting Ice On The Roof Of The World
December 8th, 2009
Via AFP, continued bad news from the roof of the world, namely the glaciers in the Himalayas that sweep through Pakistan, India, China, Nepal and Bhutan, and which provide headwaters for Asia’s nine largest rivers, lifelines for the 1.3 billion people who live downstream. As the article notes: “…Scientists predict that most glaciers will be […]
Read more »Melting Himalayan Ice Prompts Conflict Fear
October 20th, 2009
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on rising threat of conflict between India and Bangladesh – and possibly other parts of south Asia – as the availability of water in Himalayan-fed river systems that support 1.3bn people drops. As the article notes: On the outskirts of Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, climate researchers twiddle with […]
Read more »Water Woes For Failing States: The Last Straw In South Asia?
July 4th, 2009
Via Foreign Policy, a sobering look at the likely impact that water shortages will have upon already tense relations between India and Pakistan. As the report notes, the Kashmiri water crisis has the potential to plunge South Asia into chaos: “…When it comes to the stability of one of the world’s most volatile regions, it’s […]
Read more »Bangladesh & India: Concerns Over Tipaimukh Dam Project
May 29th, 2009
Via Global Voices, a report on the Tipaimukh Hydroelectric Project being constructed near the confluence of Barak and Tuivai rivers, in Manipur, India and within 100km of Bangladesh border. As the article notes, from the start this project faced protests from potentially affected people in India, and from the downstream neighbor Bangladesh: “…It is being […]
Read more »Bangladesh & India: Concerns Over Proposed Dam’s Impact on Downstream Tributaries
April 14th, 2009
Via Terra Daily, a report on Bangladesh’s recent plans to send experts to India to investigate claims a proposed dam in northeastern Assam state would dry up downstream tributaries crucial for farmers. As the article notes: “…Bangladesh has for five years protested against the dam at Tipaimukh because of fears it would affect the flow […]
Read more »Dam Development in Tibet Affecting Downstream Nations
March 31st, 2009
Via The Tibetan Plateau blog, a report on dam development in the Tibetan areas of Brahmaputra and Mekong that will impact downstream nations. As the article notes: 1. Brahmaputra (Yarlung Tsangpo), one of the last two free-flowing, undammed major rivers in Tibet, AND China, is also being dammed. Salween is the other major river that […]
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