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The Thirsty Dragon: The Shrinking Depths Below
March 19th, 2012
Via China Dialogue, a report on the threats to underground water supplies in China’s arid north: Water stress in northern China is driving some of the biggest engineering projects in human history: pipelines to transfer billions of cubic metres of water from south to north, desalination plants to supply the east coast, proposals to pump […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Jiangxi Province Lobbies Hard for Damming of China’s Largest Freshwater Lake
March 16th, 2012
Courtesy of Xinhuanet.com, an article on Jiangxi Province’s efforts to develop a new water project on China’s largest freshwater lake: Officials from east China’s Jiangxi have been pushing for support of a water project at the mouth of China’s largest freshwater lake Poyang, but the potential impact of the project is still strongly disputed. On […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China Calls On Myanmar To Restart Suspended $3.6 billion Power Dam Project
March 11th, 2012
Via The Washington Post, a report that China has called on Myanmar to restart a suspended $3.6 billion power dam project. As the article notes: “…Chinese officials have urged Myanmar’s government to restart a Chinese-backed multibillion-dollar power dam project that was suspended apparently without notice last year. China was caught off guard by September’s suspension […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s South-North Water Transfer Project – A Means to a Political End?
March 5th, 2012
From The Earth Institute’s State of the Planet blog, a look at the politics of China’s massive South-North water transfer project. As the article notes: The North China Plain is the cultural and historical core of China. It is no coincidence that the shores of the Yangzi and Yellow Rivers, between which much of this […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger and Thirsty Dragon: Indian Official Denies Claims Brahmaputra Levels Low
March 3rd, 2012
Via AFP News, a report analyzing recent claims that Chinese dams have caused Indian river levels to drop. As the article notes: Water levels of a major river flowing through India’s northeast are “normal,” an Indian government official said Friday, denying claims a dam in neighbouring China had caused them to plunge. The senior official […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Water Shortages And Pollution Threaten China’s Growth
February 18th, 2012
Via Xinhua News, a report that Chinese government officials have formally recognized the water crisis facing their country. As the article notes: China faces a tougher situation in water resources in the future as demand increases amid the country’s rapid industrialization and urbanization, an official said Thursday at a press conference. Hu Siyi, vice minister […]
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