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The Thirsty Dragon: The Dangers of China’s Planned Megadam
January 5th, 2025
Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal, commentary on how the Great Bend hydroelectric project would harm the environment in South Asia and hinder Chinese human development: China is giving the world a dubious gift. On Christmas Day, Beijing approved the final construction plan of what would be the world’s largest electrical power complex, according to […]
Read more »Iran Urges Afghanistan’s Compliance with International Rules on Border Rivers
January 5th, 2025
Via Tasnim News, a report that Iran has urged Afghanistan to comply with international rules on border rivers: The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry called on the Taliban to cooperate in maintaining the natural flow of water in shared border rivers and comply with international standards and environmental regulations regarding those rivers. In a […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Farm Subsidies Are Draining India’s Groundwater Reserves
January 5th, 2025
Via Carbon Copy, a look at how farm subsidies are draining India’s groundwater reserves: Due to the over production of water intensive crops, groundwater levels have plunged by more than 8 meters on average since the 1980s, according to a study India’s underground reserves of water took a hit due to intensive farming practices influenced […]
Read more »Asia’s Appetite For Sand Is Consuming Its Rivers and Seas
January 5th, 2025
Via South China Morning Post, a report on the environmental consequences of sand mining particularly across Asia where rivers are shrinking, coastlines eroding and ecosystems unravelling: Asia’s construction boom is driving a global scramble for sand, a critical resource. Last month, the Philippine coastguard discovered 13 undocumented Chinese workers aboard a dredger ship in Mariveles off the […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Dam! China Approves World’s Most Expensive Infrastructure Project
January 3rd, 2025
Via The Economist, a report on China’s planned Tsangpo dam, the world’s most expensive infrastructure project which has China’s neighbours on edge: IT IS SOMETIMES called the “Everest of rivers” owing to its extreme topography. One section of the Yarlung Tsangpo falls 2,000 metres over a stretch of 50km (31 miles). But what interests Chinese officials […]
Read more »Trump: ‘Large Faucet’ Can Divert Canadian Water To California
January 3rd, 2025
Via the Canadian Press, commentary on President Trump’s September claim that a ‘large faucet’ can divert Canadian water to California: Former American president and current Republican nominee Donald Trump was asked earlier this month by a news reporter what he would do to help alleviate California’s natural disasters and other water woes. Trump responded saying […]
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