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Blocked Data Hampers Water Management Efforts In The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Basin
July 19th, 2012
Via Asia Pacific Memo, a report on the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) river basin: The discussion is widening on the thorny problem of sharing water and managing trans-boundary flows among the five countries in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) river basin. Data and information on land use changes, river bed and flow regime changes, and actual stages of construction […]
Read more »Laos Backtracks on Controversial Xayaburi Dam
July 17th, 2012
Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on Laos’ decision to suspend work on the Xayaburi dam: After months of speculation and ambiguity, Laos finally publicly confirmed on Friday that work had been suspended on the controversial Xayaburi dam, the first large mainstream dam along the resource-rich Mekong River which runs through China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Bringing Dams Back To Africa
July 10th, 2012
Via an article from China Dialogue, Chinese investors have broken a boycott on investment in African dams – and loosened the grip of the environment lobby. This is good news for the continent, according to one water expert Mike Muller: Olivia Boyd: You argue that China has broken an “investment boycott†when it comes to […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: War Of Words Over Yangtze Hydropower Development
July 3rd, 2012
Courtesy of China Dialogue, an article examining the latest war of words over hydropower development on the Yangtze tributary: Another bout of fighting has broken out over hydropower development on China’s Jinsha River, the westernmost tributary to the Yangtze. At the launch of a new survey on dam-building in late May, Zhang Boting, deputy secretary […]
Read more »Managing South Asia’s Himalayan Rivers
June 30th, 2012
Via East Asia Forum, an article on the issues of managing south Asia’s rivers: The great Himalayan rivers of South Asia, particularly the Ganges and Brahmaputra, have been the subject of five decades of discussion between governments of the region. While the discussions have continued, these rivers have contributed, through flood and drought, to the […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Water Resource Allocation Plan in China to Take Effect by August
June 12th, 2012
Via China.org, a report on a new water resource allocation plan in China: By the end of 2012, a water resource allocation plan for 25 rivers that flow through more than one province will be put into use, limiting the amount of water that can be taken from the rivers by each of the provinces. […]
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