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The Thirsty Dragon: Demand Reduction Efforts In China
May 26th, 2009
Two articles examining China’s impending freshwater scarcity crisis and the impact of some nascent demand reduction efforts. First, courtesy of The Guardian, is a look at the current status of the South-North Diversion Project: …More than twice as expensive as the Three Gorges Dam and three times longer than the railway to Tibet, the 50-year, […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: The Impact of China’s Dam Building Activities on Regional Watersheds
May 22nd, 2009
Two recent articles reporting on China’s dam building spree on the upper Mekong and how it may impact downstream states. First, via Yahoo, news that the UN sees China’s dam building activities as the: “… the greatest threat to the future of the already beleaguered Mekong, one of the world’s major rivers and a key […]
Read more »Downstream Impact of Mekong Dams
May 8th, 2009
Via The Cambodia Mirror, an in-depth look at the impact that the construction of hydro-electric dams along the Mekong River will have upon on the environment and on the life of millions of people living along the Mekong River, especially countries along the lower Mekong River region. As the report notes: “…Experts said that at […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Downstream Impacts
May 8th, 2009
Via The Circle of Blue, an interesting article on China’s water problems and its impact on downstream nations such as Laos, Vietnam, etc. As the report notes: “…But now, let’s talk about China in terms of their water problems. China is upstream of the Mekong, the Salween, these major rivers that flow into Southeast Asia. […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Will China Run Out Of Water?
April 30th, 2009
Via WaterWired, an interesting personal view from Dr. Chun Miao Zheng (founding director of the Center for Water Research at Peking University in Beijing) on the challenges facing an ever-drier China. As the article notes: “…China is like two countries: dry in the north (Yellow River is here), where some areas have annual precipitation amounts […]
Read more »Asia’s Water Insecurity
April 17th, 2009
The Asia Society recently released a new report on Asia’s water challenges and, as Circle of Blue analyzed, there are many imposing obtacles ahead: “…Asia faces “severe†water problems. According to a report released today by the Asia Society Leadership Group — Asia’s Next Challenge: Securing the Region’s Water Future — reduced access to fresh […]
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