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The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Thirst For Coal Could Soon Land It In A Water Shortage
August 15th, 2012
Via Business Insider, a look at a new Greenpeace report on the risk that 16 large-scale coal bases that China has planned could trigger severe water crises in the country’s arid northwest: As China continues to grow, so too do its energy demands. A report by Greenpeace released this month titled “Thirsty Coal: A Water […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Water Supply Stress In China
August 9th, 2012
Via the JAWRA blog, reference to a recent report on water supply stress in China: Water supply and use data were compiled for the time period of 1998-2003 in this synthesis study in Northern China. The Water Supply Stress Index (WSSI) as defined as Water Demand/Water Supply was used to quantitate whether water supply could […]
Read more »Myanmar: In The Dark Over Hydropower
July 29th, 2012
Courtesy of AlertNet, a look at Myanmar’s hydropower potential and politics: On a hot, humid evening in late May, hundreds of people holding candles gathered in the city of Mandalay to protest over power cuts, in the largest demonstration since Myanmar’s army crushed the monk-led “Saffron Revolution†nearly five years ago. The protests spread quickly to Yangon […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Melting Glaciers May Worsen Northwest China’s Water Woes
July 28th, 2012
Via Yale’s environment360, a look at China’s Xinjiang region and the challenges facing the Tarim Rier basin & other mountainous regions – how to secure water supplies as demands increase and glaciers melt: During four of the last 10 summers, more than half of the 800-mile Tarim River in northwestern China ran dry. Landscape ecologist […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Beijing – Under Water And Out Of Water
July 25th, 2012
Via Circle of Blue, a look at Beijing and China’s water conundrum: “…Beijing is, in fact, running out of water. Last year, I reported on the desperate measures that the Chinese capital is taking to avert an impending water crisis for its population of more than 19.6 million. Perennial drought, overuse, and pollution have left […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon And Parched Tiger: Why The Time For A China-India Water Treaty Is Now
July 23rd, 2012
Via CNN, some commentary on China and India’s water relationship: China and India need to reach agreement on how they will manage water from one of the world’s great rivers — the Yarlung-Zangbo-Brahmaputra — before it becomes another serious impediment to relations between the two Asian heavyweights. Water scarcity already affects large parts of China […]
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