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The Thirsty Dragon: Why Has Water-Rich Yunnan Become A Drought Hotspot?
May 3rd, 2013
Via China Dialogue, a look at why calls by Yunnan officials to restrict water flows to other countries overlook the ecological and water quality factors behind south-west China’s drought:   Yunnan’s drought continues. During China’s annual parliamentary session in March, the deputy party secretary of the south-west Chinese province, Qiu He, blamed spring floodwaters that […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Concerns Arise Over China’s Dam Building Drive In Tibet
April 20th, 2013
Via Radio Free Asia, an interesting report on China’s dam building activities in Tibet: Map showing the Yarlung Tsangpo river, going from west to east in Tibet and then turning south into India and Bangladesh as the Brahmaputra. China’s construction of a series of dams on the Tibetan Plateau has raised concerns both among neighboring […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon And Parched Tiger: Panel Alert On China’s Brahmaputra Projects
April 17th, 2013
Via the Indian Express, a report on India’s growing concern over Chinese hydro projects on the Brahmaputra River: An inter-ministerial expert panel on the Brahmaputra has asked the government to intensify monitoring construction projects in the middle reaches of the river by China. It has also cautioned that China may replicate the same in the […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Great Water Wall
April 9th, 2013
Via The Washington Times, a report on the potential regional impact of China’s decision to build dams on rivers flowing to other southeast Asian countries: The Chinese government’s recent decision to build an array of new dams on rivers flowing to other countries seems set to roil inter-riparian relations in Asia and make it more […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: 28,000 Rivers Disappear
April 9th, 2013
Via Global Voices Online, some commentary on a recent water census in China: A popular Chinese folk song tells of “a wide river with strong waves, where the wind blows the fragrance of paddy fields to the banks.†But such idyllic rivers in China may be becoming a thing of the past. As public frustration brews over the […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Activists Take On Planned Russian Dams Intending To Quench China’s Thirst For Power
April 4th, 2013
Courtesy of China Dialogue, an interesting article on how Chinese investors are being targeted by environmentalists concerned about proposed hydro dams in Russia: If allowed to go ahead, the Nizhne-Angarskaya dam would disrupt the ecosystem of Lake Baikal, say environmental groups Russian companies want to help China quench its enormous thirst for electricity through […]
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