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The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Water Wars
June 28th, 2018
Via East Asia Forum, commentary on China’s water stress: China is often thought of as a country that suppresses internal conflicts, usually to great effect. But there are a number of notable exceptions and, of these, conflicts over water are perhaps the most intriguing. While China is by some definitions water-scarce, its domestic and international […]
Read more »Global Cities Facing Water Risks
June 15th, 2018
Via IWA’s The Source, an interesting look at some of the water challenges facing several of the world’s most at-risk cities: Water visions precede action. Yet it’s easy to offer “building blocks” to plan “sustainable urban water systems” that inform and govern “resilient and liveable cities.” What’s hard is showing how and where to implement […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Managing China’s Water Stress Drop By Drop
June 14th, 2018
Courtesy of World Resources Institute, a report on China’s water stress where the percentage of population in high/extremely high water stress rose 3% in 2010-2015: With more than one-third of its land area facing high or extremely high water stress, China is working hard to match growing demands for freshwater with the available renewable supply. The government is […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: China Resumes Sharing River Flow Data with India – A Fresh Start for Closer Water Co-Operation?
June 1st, 2018
Via Future Directions International, commentary on China’s recent decision to resume sharing river flow data with India: On 15 May, China resumed providing India with data on the flow of the Brahmaputra River, after ceasing to do so in 2017. The data is vital for flood planning in India and downstream Bangladesh during the monsoon […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Water Crisis Revisited
May 28th, 2018
Courtesy of the China Policy Institute, a look at China’s water crisis: The question arises as to whether China can pull out of its current nose-dive towards an environmental catastrophe? The question is the same whether this be Earth (soil pollution), Air (pollution), Fire (energy) or Water. In this instance we will focus on water. […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Water Stress On The Rise
May 27th, 2018
Via The China Policy Institute, a look at China’s water stress: Water stress levels in many parts of China are very high, due to low levels of water supply and very high levels of demand. And new research shows the situation is worsening. Using the baseline water stress metric developed for WRI’s Aqueduct Water Risk […]
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