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The Thirsty Dragon And Parched Tiger: Climate Change Could Lead To China-India Water Conflict
June 15th, 2014
Via RTCC, some commentary on how decline in water flow from Tibetan Plateau likely to exacerbate tensions in region over coming decades: Melting Himalayan glaciers and erratic rainfall could exacerbate tensions between central Asian countries later this century, warn defence analysts in a new report.They say droughts or extreme rains linked to climate change could […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s Water Security
June 3rd, 2014
Courtesy of Future Directions International, a detailed look at India’s water security: Key Points With forecast population growth, India will face a growing challenge to secure food and water for its population. India currently has enough food and water per capita to remain secure, but a lack of storage capacity will hinder the continuation of […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon And Parched Tiger: Glacial Melt And Future Water Security In The Tibetan Plateau Region:
May 29th, 2014
Via Future Directions International, a detailed look at the impact that climate change may have upon glacial melt and water security in the Tibetan Plateau: Key Points Climate change will have severe impacts on the Asian monsoon and the Himalayan glaciers. Increased glacial melting in the Himalayas, accompanied by increasingly unpredictable rainfall patterns, will have […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon And Parched Tiger: River Wars In The Himalaya
May 22nd, 2014
Via Eurasia Review, a look at the tension between India and China over access to Himalayan rivers: Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid’s admission in February that the Indian government has asked its Ministry of Water Resources to clarify whether the Chinese dams on the Yarlung Tsangpo (called Brahmaputra in India) are run-of-the-river type or […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon And Parched Tiger: An Impending India-China Water War Over The Brahmaputra?
May 4th, 2014
Via the Eurasia Review, a look at water tensions between India and China: Recently, Claude Arpi, renowned scholar on China wrote about how China’s aspirations to divert the waters of the Brahmaputra River were feeding into mounting disagreements between New Delhi and Beijing. China has consistently been moving ahead with its dam construction projects and […]
Read more »Pakistan’s Water Woes
April 26th, 2014
Via the Eurasia Review, an article on Pakistan’s water crisis: A month ago, one of the water experts in Pakistan warned that the “most dreaded water scarcity ever” has at last hit the country. The warning came not too soon and the surprise if any is that the warning has come too late. Unlike India, […]
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