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CPEC’s Environmental and Water Impact In Pakistan
April 18th, 2018
Via The Diplomat, a report on the impact that China’s efforts to bring coal power to Pakistan is having upon that nation’s water resources and overall environment: Pakistan’s virgin beaches are located in District Gwadar, which is the major coastal town of Balochistan, and also said to be the epicenter of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: China and India’s “Tug of Water” In Nepal
April 18th, 2018
Via Future Directions International, a look at China and India’s competing interest in Nepal’s water resources: The recently elected Nepalese Prime Minister, Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, made his first foreign trip, a visit to India, in early April. As he is generally seen as being “pro-China”, the visit would have soothed Indian fears that Nepal […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China and the Mekong River – Dominance or Collaboration?
April 4th, 2018
Via Future Directions International, a report on the Mekong River: The Prime Ministers of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam are meeting for the third Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The MRC was established in 1995 to strengthen joint efforts and partnerships for the sustainable management and development of water resources in […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Southern Water for North China
March 20th, 2018
Via Future Directions International, a report on whether China’s reliance on water conveyance infrastructure a long-term solution to its water stress: Key Points The planning, construction and operation of grand infrastructure projects is a key component of the Chinese Communist Party’s legitimacy. Canals that shift water from the south of the country to the drier north, […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Climate Change and Economic Growth Drive Water Scarcity On Tibetan Plateau
February 9th, 2018
Via the Woodrow Wilson Centre’s New Security Beat, an interesting look at the impact of climate change and cconomic growth on water scarcity on the Tibetan Plateau: I pulled my horse to a stop along the banks of a little stream, which was wedged between two grassy hills speckled with wildflowers and pika holes, to admire the […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Kazakhstan Focuses On Water Dfficiency To Ease Water Sharing With China
February 8th, 2018
Via Third Pole, a look at how policymakers in Kazakhstan are shifting their focus to domestic water saving measures to reduce reliance on river water flowing from China: The use of water of transboundary rivers is a sensitive economic, environmental, and political issue in Central Asia. In Kazakhstan, the government is now shifting focus to […]
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