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The Thirsty Dragon: South-North Water Transfer Project
November 4th, 2014
Courtesy of the Foundation for Non Violent Alternatives, an interview with Jianxin Mu – professor at Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR), Ministry of Water Resources, China and Yang Yong – independent geologist and director of the Hengduan Mountain Research Institute on the South-North Water Transfer Project: Soon the second leg of the […]
Read more »Sao Paulo’s Water Waiting Game: No Rationing But High Risk Of Severe Shortage
November 4th, 2014
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a detailed look at how the desire to protect the poor left Brazil’s driest city few options other than new pipes and prayers for rain: Sao Paulo’s Cantareira reservoirs, which supply half of the city’s 20 million people, are just 12 percent full.Click image to enlarge. A risky decision by […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Water Over Energy Security In China
October 29th, 2014
Via China Water Risk, an interesting interview with Li Junfeng, one of China’s most prominent advocates of renewable energy, actively addressing the importance of water security in the public. He is currently the Director General of National Center of Climate Change Strategy Research and the former Deputy Director of the Energy Research Institute at China’s […]
Read more »Political Dimensions Of Iran’s Water Crisis
October 29th, 2014
Via CRIA Views, a report on Iran’s water crisis: The Islamic Republic of Iran is facing a new threat to its national security: shortage of water resources. For the first time in Iran’s history, high-ranking government officials, including President Rouhani, Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri, and Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian, have declared Iran’s water crisis as […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s Plan To Link Rivers To Ensure Water Supply
October 1st, 2014
Courtesy of Future Directions International, a look at India’s plan to link rivers as part of a revived national inter-basin water transfer project: India’s current water challenge is well documented. The country extracts 230 cubic kilometres of groundwater every year and faces critical water shortages and environmental degradation, caused by groundwater over-extraction and pollution. India […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Vast New Waterways Will Not Solve Shortages
September 28th, 2014
Courtesy of The Economist, a look at China’s South-North Water Diversion Project: SOON the centrepiece of one of China’s most spectacular engineering projects will be completed, with the opening of sluicegates into a canal stretching over 1,200km (750 miles) from the Yangzi river north to the capital, Beijing. The new channel is only part of […]
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