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The Thirsty Dragon: Water Scarcity in China – Urbanization, Food, and Energy
October 8th, 2013
Via All Roads Lead To China, an interesting look at how water is used in China and how it may be used in the future: Over the last couple of days there have been a couple of stories about water in China, and the fact that it is/ will be China’s primary limit to growth. […]
Read more »Messing Up the Mekong: Laos Plans a Second Huge Dam
October 7th, 2013
Via Time, an article on Laos’ plan for a second Mekong dam which is likely to have significant impacts on the region’s fishing, farming, and wildlife: The World Widlife Fund (WWF) has called for an emergency meeting with the Mekong River Commission (MRC) after Laos announced that it will go ahead with its second hydroelectric […]
Read more »Super Dam: Egyptian Concern for Nile Water Security Spurs Cooperation Over Ethiopia’s New Dam
October 6th, 2013
Via Circle of Blue, an interesting look at the regional rivalry arising around the Nile river: The Blue Nile Falls are located near the city of Bahar Dar, Ethiopia, and are fed by water from Lake Tana, the source of the Blue Nile. One of Ethiopia’s foremost tourist attractions, the Blue Nile Falls demonstrates Ethiopia’s […]
Read more »Call For Central Asia To Solve Its Water Issues
September 24th, 2013
Via Tengri News, a report on Central Asian water cooperation: Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has called Central Asian leaders to discuss water issues, Tengrinews reports. Speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Nazarbayev said that Central Asia countries had to resolve water disputes by themselves. “There is a need for an open […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China And The Politics Of Dam Building
September 24th, 2013
Courtesy of The Economist, an article on the damming of China’s great rivers: CHINA has many good reasons not to build the $5.2 billion Xiaonanhai dam on the Yangzi river in Chongqing. The site, on a gentle slope that moves water along only slowly, is not ideal for generating hydropower. The fertile soil makes it […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Black Market For Water Expands In Delhi
September 19th, 2013
Via The New York Times, a look at India’s water mafia: Residents, in New Delhi, lining up cans on the road and waiting for government tankers to deliver drinking water on June 15, 2012. NEW DELHI— On a recent afternoon, as an intense stench rose from a carcass dump, a group of women pushed, shoved, […]
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