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Uzbekistan’s Position On Use Of Transboundary Water Remains Unchanged
July 7th, 2017
Via AzerNews, a report on current water tensions between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan: Uzbekistan has urged neighboring Tajikistan to take into account interests of countries in the lower reaches of rivers, while building world’s tallest dam for the Rogun hydroelectric power station. Tajikistan earlier diverted the flow of Vakhsh River to start building the world’s tallest […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Delhi Waits For Water
July 3rd, 2017
Via Circle of Blue, two interesting short videos (transcripts below) on Delhi’s water crisis: It’s a typical morning as Delhi awakens to its usual chaos. Legendary traffic jams. Vendors on the street. Beggars faces longingly pressed against car windows… selling flowers. But like many of the word’s urban centers, Delhi is thirsty… even parched. As […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Drought in Northern China Is Worst on Record
June 30th, 2017
Courtesy of the New York Times, a look at the current drought in northern China: Officials governing a large area of northern China say their region is suffering from the worst drought on record, leading to crops wilting and farmers and herders growing desperate to get water to farmlands, grasslands, animals and their households. The drought is affecting […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Is China’s Hydropower Frenzy Drowning Sacred Mountains?
June 26th, 2017
Via Terra Daily, a report on the impact of China’s dam building on Tibet’s sacred mountains: Towering walls of concrete entomb lush forests on mountainsides in southwest China as workers toil on the dry riverbed below to build the country’s latest mega-dam. The colossal construction site in Sichuan province swallows three rivers, providing another display […]
Read more »Hydropower: A Hot Topic In Central Asia, And Not Just From The Usual Suspects
June 24th, 2017
Courtesy of Radio Free Europe, a look at hydro power in Central Asia: There has been a lot of talk about hydropower in Central Asia since the start of May, and not just from the usual quarters. Perhaps it’s just officials watching the melting snows of spring and envisioning lights coming on in homes and […]
Read more »Central Asia: Water Stress in the Naryn River Basin
June 24th, 2017
Via Glacier Hub, an article on water Stress in the Naryn River Basin: Around the world, meltwater from snow and glaciers has provided surrounding communities with water for irrigation and hydropower, but climate change is altering the timing and volume of the annual water flow cycle. This issue is pressing in eastern Kyrgyzstan, where the glaciers and snowpack […]
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