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The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Mega Water Diversion Project Begins Testing
June 11th, 2013
Courtesy of The Guardian, an update on China’s South-North water transfer project: When it is completed, it will be one of the world’s biggest feats of engineering. China’s South-North Water Diversion Project, initially a vision of Mao’s, will take water from the south of the country to the arid northern region, including the capital Beijing, […]
Read more »Ethiopia – Egypt: Water Diplomacy Or Water War?
June 11th, 2013
Via Nazret, an interesting report on the politics of the Nile: The politics of the Nile is full of tension, mistrust, anxiety, mystery and diplomatic confrontation among the downstream and upstream riparian countries since time immemorial. The basin has never seen cooperation until recent times. However, there has been cooperation between the two downstream countries […]
Read more »Ethiopia: Dispelling The Curse Of The Nile
June 1st, 2013
Via Nazret.com, an Ethiopian’s view on the recent Nile river tensions: Since Ethiopia started building a large dam on the Nile River, it has been at the receiving end of a barrage of disinformation and mixed messages aimed at discouraging, frustrating and halting the construction. This means putting on hold the country’s growth and development […]
Read more »Ethiopia Diverts Water From the Nile River
May 28th, 2013
Via STRATFOR (subscription required), a report on Ethiopia’s decision to begin diverting water from the Blue Nile River so that construction could continue on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a 6, 000-megawatt hydroelectric plant: Ethiopia’s decision to divert the Blue Nile River followed a meeting between Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam […]
Read more »Triumverate Behind Bhutan’s Hydropower
May 26th, 2013
Via The Financial Express, a report on a plan for 3 nations jointly move to build hydropower plants in Bhutan: Bangladesh, India and Bhutan will jointly construct cost-effective hydropower projects in Bhutan for mutual benefits, a top official said. Three neighbouring countries in South Asia have, for the first time, agreed to move jointly to […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Water Scarcity And Social Equality In China
May 23rd, 2013
Via The Diplomat, an interesting look at China’s efforts to prevent a water crisis: Over the last couple months, China has had record-breaking problems with pollution. This past January, Beijing’s air pollution (PM 2.5) readings reached 886µg/m3, far surpassing the Environmental Protection Agency and the World Health Organization’s standards for acceptable air quality. In fact, […]
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