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The Thirsty Dragon: Urgent Water Shortage Developing In Yellow River Basin
June 6th, 2012
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a look at the urgent water shortage developing in the Yellow River Basin, which lies to the west of Heilongjiang. As the article notes: “…The provinces of the Yellow River Basin produce 20 percent of the country’s grain and 70 percent of its coal, China’s primary source of energy. The […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Water Consumption In Beijing To Hit Record High
June 6th, 2012
Via China Daily, a report on Beijing’s water needs: China’s capital is expected to exceed its historical record of water consumption this summer, local water authorities said Friday. It is estimated that the peak day volume of water consumption in Beijing will reach 2.97 million cubic meters this summer, said Liang Li, a spokeswoman for […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s Dam Plans Anger Pakistan, Symbolize Global Water Woes
May 22nd, 2012
Via the South Asian News Agency, a look at South Asia’s water worries: ITS three great basins – the Indus, the Ganges and the Brahmaputra – are the most densely populated area in the world. The Ganges alone supports half a billion people. Seventy per cent of South Asia’s 1.5 billion people live in farming […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: Rivals For Influence Over Nepal’s Hydropower
May 16th, 2012
Via China Dialogue, a look at how the rivalry between Beijing and New Delhi for influence in Nepal will shape the country’s hydropower policies. As the article notes: Editor’s note: in February, Nepal signed a US$1.6 billion agreement with China to develop the 760-megawatt West Seti hydropower project within its borders. This marked a major […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Western China’s Watergy Crisis
April 30th, 2012
Via Yale’s Environment 360 blog, a look at how China - In its quest to find new sources of energy – is increasingly looking to its western provinces. But, as the article notes, the nation’s push to develop fossil fuel and alternative sources has so far ignored a basic fact — western China simply lacks the […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Beijing To See Acute Water Shortages In 2012
April 25th, 2012
Via XinhuaNet, a report that Beijing will experience severe water shortages this year. As the article notes: Beijing is expected to face a water shortage of 1.3 billion cubic meters in 2012, accounting for a third of the city’s annual water usage, according to local water authorities. The municipal government will work to keep the […]
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