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The Thirsty Dragon: Tibetan Rivers At Risk
March 26th, 2015
Via Meltdown in Tibet, an interesting look at some of the risks faced by Tibet’s major rivers: On the drawing board, at the edge of the Tibetan Plateau, is a massive water diversion project. The Western sector of the South-to-North Water Diversion Scheme involves the building of three mega-dams (with wall heights of 175 metres, […]
Read more »China’s Appetite Will Strain Australia’s Water
March 26th, 2015
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a detailed analysis of the impact of virtual water exports from Australia to China: In the coming decades, Australia’s water resources will be stretched not only by climate and domestic consumption but also through export. Australia will not physically export water; rather, it will virtually export water through its agricultural […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: A New Look At Sino-India Water Wars
January 20th, 2015
Via Eurasia Review, one observer’s commentary that the Sino-India ‘water wars’ narrative has been overblown and there is a need for a better understanding of China’s intent: For years, Indian security analysts, most notably Dr. Brahma Chellaney, have been warning of the coming water wars between India and China. While water issues could emerge as […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Diverting The Indus To Xinjiang
January 11th, 2015
Via Claude Arpi, some interesting commentary on a possible Chinese plan to divert the Indus river towards Xinjiang: On Christmas Day, The New York Times reported: “Within a few days, water that has traveled more than 800 miles for two weeks in one of the world’s most ambitious, and controversial, engineering projects is expected to […]
Read more »Geopolitics Of The Brahmaputra-Ganges-Meghna River Basin
January 1st, 2015
Courtesy of On People, Rivers, and Migration, an interesting article on the geopolitics of the Brahmaputra-Ganges-Meghna River Basin: Figure 1: Map of Brahmaputra-Ganges-Meghna basin and countries’ hydro-strategic positions Figure 1 illustrates the regional areas covered by the Brahmaputra-Ganges-Meghna river basin. The area shaded light grey is the area covered by the Ganges river. Dark grey […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Doubts As Giant Project’s Water Reaches Capital
December 28th, 2014
Via Terra Daily, a report on China’s South-North Water Diversion project: A towering dam in central China holds back a vast expanse of water destined to travel over 1,000 kilometres north to Beijing, but critics say it will only temporarily quench the city’s thirst. China’s capital on Saturday received its first flows from the South-North […]
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