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The Thirsty Dragon: Dam Plans Threaten China’s Migratory Bird Haven
December 23rd, 2022
Via Terra Daily, a report on the impact that a planned Chinese dam may have upon a key migratory bird resource: Spooked by a historic drought, local authorities in China have renewed controversial plans to dam the country’s biggest freshwater lake. But environmentalists warn damming Poyang Lake, a winter stopover for over half a million […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: China’s Super Hydropower Dam and Fears of Sino-Indian Water Wars
December 17th, 2022
Via AsiaGlobal Online, a look at how the already-fraught relationship between China and India is becoming even more tense over Beijing’s plans to build a “super hydropower dam” in Tibet: Already fraught due to longstanding border disputes and recent military clashes, the relationship between China and India is becoming even more tense over Beijing’s plans […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Five-Year National Water Security Plan
December 17th, 2022
Via The Diplomat, a look at how China’s first five-year plan for national water security attempts to tackle the country’s most pressing water challenges: In January 2022, China released a plan to improve the country’s capability to safeguard its water security during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025). The plan, jointly released by the National Development and Reform […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: Shrinking Glaciers Threaten Chinese and Indian Energy Transitions
December 9th, 2022
Via Eco Business, a report on the worsening condition of the Parlung No. 4 glacier is causing concern over water supply, flood risk and the viability of hydropower, a key part of both China’s and India’s plans to become carbon neutral: As glaciers shrink and monsoon rainfall becomes more unpredictable due to climate change, uncertainty around the viability of […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Growing Water Risk
October 24th, 2022
Courtesy of China Water Risk, a look at China’s growing risk of water scarcity: Although media and policy attention target China as “the world’s largest emitter”, it has made some of the world’s most ambitious investments in adaptation infrastructure To understand China’s climate policy, observers should focus as much on water as on energy; adaptation, […]
Read more »World’s Rivers are Running Dry Today
October 24th, 2022
Via China Water Risk, commentary on the challenges facing many of the world’s most important rivers: Indus faced mega flood while Yangtze, Colorado, Rhine & Po suffered droughts, running dry in sections. Power (down 50% in some regions), factories & transportation disrupted Crops were destroyed but rivers also support chunks of GDP: YREB (US$5.3trn), Colorado […]
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