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Does Himalayan Hydro Have The Power To Bring Water Co-operation?
December 11th, 2013
Via Future Directions International, an interesting look at how an alignment of interests is a necessary but not sufficient condition for meaningful co-operation between states over shared hydro resources. Other factors, including domestic cohesion, levels of trust and the effects of power asymmetry all contribute to the balance of conflict and co-operation. Such considerations will […]
Read more »India Fast Tracks Hydropower Dams in Response to China’s Brahmaputra River Diversion
December 7th, 2013
Via Future Directions, an interesting report on how China’s US$62 billion South-North Water Transfer Project has India scrambling to establish a “prior use” claim over the affected water resources of the Brahmaputra River, streamlining a number of large-scale dam projects near the border: Background The Brahmaputra is a strategic water resource for both India and […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Water Scarcity And India’s Steel Companies
November 19th, 2013
Courtesy of The Economic Times, a report on India’s water stress and its impact on its steel industry: India has 18 percent of the world’s population and 4 percent of the globe’s water resources. According to a study by HSBC, India might be the most water-stressed among the Group of 20 nations by 2025. Water […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: Damming Politics Surrounding India, China, And A Trans-Border River
November 5th, 2013
Courtesy of the Third Pole.net, an interesting commentary on how – by refusing to acknowledge the Brahmaputra as the critical source for millions of subsistence livelihoods – Indian negotiations have instead opted to be embroiled in the narrow politics of damming: In recent years, whenever India and China have met at the highest level, the […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon And Parched Tiger: Scepticism Flows Over Recent River Agreement
October 29th, 2013
Courtesy of The Third Pole.net, commentary on why a new agreement between China and India on transboundary rivers will not improve transparency and could open the floodgates for more dam building in the Himalayas: India and China’s much-publicised agreement last week claims to strengthen cooperation on shared rivers, supposedly allaying Indian fears over new dams. Under the […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s Drive Towards Water Efficiency To Take On Diminishing Supplies
October 29th, 2013
Via the Third Pole, a report on India’s drive towards water use efficiency as one key to tackling the country’s diminishing supplies: Water shortages are leading to crop failure and health concerns in India With 17% of the global population, India has only 4% of the world’s renewable water resources. From 1,816 cubic metres in […]
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