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The Thirsty Dragon: Tapped Out – Will Hong Kong Run Out of Water?
May 1st, 2014
Via Quartz, an interesting look at Hong Kong’s water challenge: If Hong Kong and water had a relationship status on Facebook, it would be “It’s complicated.” On the one hand, Hong Kong has been progressive and forward-thinking with water — it was the first city in the world to use seawater for toilet-flushing and one […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Hydropower Overload In China
April 23rd, 2014
Via Living On Earth, the transcript of a discussion between Jennifer Turner, director of the China Environment Forum at the Washington DC’s Wilson Center, and Living on Earth’s host Steve Curwood regarding China plans to ramp up dam installation in Yunnan Province, which raises the risks for this biodiversity hotspot in Southwest China: CURWOOD: China […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Do China’s Dam Plans Hold Water for Low Carbon Development?
April 22nd, 2014
Via New Security Beat, a report on China’s dam building initiatives and their impact on the environment: In southwestern China, three parallel rivers – the Nu, Lancang, and Jinsha (also known as the Upper Mekong, Salween, and Yangtze, respectively) – form a series of corridors that connect the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia to the […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: The Diversion Of The Brahmaputra And The ‘Madness’ Of Guo Kai
April 21st, 2014
Via Claude Arpi, commentary from 2010 on the ambitious plan to divert the Brahmaputra to Northern China, a brainchild of Guo Kai, a retired Chinese General who worked closely with Li Ling, the author of Tibetan Waters will save China: Yesterday the Indian press commented on the official announcement by Beijing that the construction of the […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon And Parched Tiger: After 50 Years Of Planning, Brahmaputra Diversion Again On The Cards
April 21st, 2014
Courtesy of Claude Arpi’s blog, a look at China’s long held interest in the Brahmaputra’s water resources: The Great Bend of the Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) Though the project of a mega dam on the Brahmaputra (or worse, the diversion of the river) is today ‘officially’ denied by Beijing, there is no doubt that some scientists are […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Mega Diversion Plan
April 21st, 2014
Via Claude Arpi’s blog, an interesting report on China’s planned mega diversion projects: On February 17, 2013, an article appeared on the website of the Yellow River Conservancy Commission of the Chinese Ministry of Water Resources. It described in detail two phaoronic projects known as the Great Western Water Diversion and the Yellow River Waterway […]
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