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The Thirsty Dragon: China an Russia’s Competing Interests on the Mighty Amur River
August 10th, 2016
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), an interesting look at the Amur River, a shared resource between China and Russia: Forecast China’s and Russia’s intentions for the Amur River Basin will continue to be fundamentally at odds: Moscow wants to use it for transport and security, while Beijing wants to harness its power for energy and agriculture. […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Why Moving to Clean Energy in China Can Prevent a Water Crisis
August 10th, 2016
Via the Energy Collective, a report on the water impact of China’s move to clean energy: In April, the Chinese government made an announcement that it is stopping the construction of new coal-fired power plants that amount to a whopping 105 GW of electricity generation. While this planned shut-down is likely a response to the […]
Read more »Water Security in South Asia: Running Dry and Running Out of Options
July 22nd, 2016
Via The Cipher Brief, commentary on water security in South Asia: In the latest dispute between India and Pakistan, Islamabad has taken New Delhi to the International Court of Arbitration in The Hague over a longstanding water treaty. The move does not bode well for bilateral mediation between the two adversarial neighbors, and it underscores […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: A Water Stress Map of China
July 20th, 2016
Via China Water Risk, an interesting look at China’s water stress: Highlights -BWS is a measurement of the level of competition & depletion of available water; high value = more competition -Main distinction: BWS-China uses detailed data from govt sources vs BWS-Global which uses country data -BWS-China shows less stress in downstream areas of Yellow […]
Read more »Beijing Is Sinking: Global Impact Of Groundwater Pumping
July 15th, 2016
Courtesy of National Geographic, a report on how underground water is being pumped so aggressively around the globe that land is sinking, civil wars are being waged, and agriculture is being transformed: Beijing is sinking. In some neighborhoods, the ground is giving way at a rate of four inches a year as water in the […]
Read more »Pakistan’s Biggest Dam Stymied By Land Dispute
July 11th, 2016
Via Third Pole.net, a detailed look at how a small area at the center of the dispute between two tribes and two provinces is critically delaying the Diamer Bhasha dam and the China-Pakistan economic corridor: The site of the Diamer Dam site on the Indus River The construction of the Diamer Bhasha dam being built on the […]
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