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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 […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Quenching China’s Thirst For Water
April 24th, 2012
Courtesy of Managing the Dragon, a report on China’s water scarcity: As China’s already large economy continues to industrialize, the country’s growing thirst for oil has been well documented. Many believe, however, that water, not necessarily oil, may ultimately prove to be the most valuable liquid in the Chinese economy. While a rich country can […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Drought Dilemma
April 17th, 2012
Via The Economist, a report on China’s water problems: FANG HAIXIN, a subsistence farmer near the village of Huopu in western Guizhou province, never used to fret about not having enough water. True, there was the odd dry year. But rainfall was usually abundant, and harvests adequate. Yet like many in south-west China over the […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Coming Water Crisis Threatens Growth And Stability
April 15th, 2012
Courtesy of The China Economic Review, a look at how China’s coming water crisis threatens growth and stability. As the article notes: “…The Yarlung Tsampo River has hurtled down from the Himalayas for millennia, cleaving the mountain range in two and creating one of the world’s steepest and longest canyons. The river forms a huge […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Inside China’s Water Industrial Complex
April 15th, 2012
Via The China Economic Review, a report on China’s water industrial complex: Few countries would be capable of projects such as the Three Gorges Dam or North-South Water Diversion. Others would not consider them. In the US, more large dams are now being decommissioned than being built, often for environmental reasons. Yet China is already […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Plans To Turn Northeast India Into A Hydroelectric Powerhouse
April 9th, 2012
Courtesy of China Dialogue, a look at tension over plans to turn north-east India into a hydroelectric powerhouse. As the article notes: A new “powerhouse†is emerging in the frontier state of Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India. Public and private companies have proposed 168 massive dams, to produce 57,000 megawatts of hydropower, in this strategically important […]
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