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The Thirsty Dragon: Plans to Harness Chinese River’s Power Threaten a Region
May 5th, 2013
Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on the impact of China’s plan to build a series of dams on the Nu River: From its crystalline beginnings as a rivulet seeping from a glacier on the Tibetan Himalayas to its broad, muddy amble through the jungles of Myanmar, the Nu River is one of […]
Read more »Dams In The Amazon: The Rights And Wrongs Of Belo Monte
May 3rd, 2013
Courtesy of The Economist, an article on the return Brazil is getting for having spent $14 billion to make the world’s third-biggest hydroelectric project greener: THE biggest building site in Brazil is neither in the concrete jungle of São Paulo nor in beachside Rio de Janeiro, which is being revamped to host the 2016 Olympics. […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Why Has Water-Rich Yunnan Become A Drought Hotspot?
May 3rd, 2013
Via China Dialogue, a look at why calls by Yunnan officials to restrict water flows to other countries overlook the ecological and water quality factors behind south-west China’s drought:   Yunnan’s drought continues. During China’s annual parliamentary session in March, the deputy party secretary of the south-west Chinese province, Qiu He, blamed spring floodwaters that […]
Read more »USA: Thirsty States Take Water Battle To Supreme Court
April 27th, 2013
Via NPR, a report on a water debate between Texas and Oklahoma: A dispute over Texas’ access to the Kiamichi River, which is located in Oklahoma, has started a longer legal battle that is headed to the Supreme Court. On Tuesday, Oklahoma and Texas will face off in the U.S. Supreme Court. The winner gets […]
Read more »United States: Getting Serious About A Texas-Size Drought
April 20th, 2013
Courtesy of The New York Times, an interesting OpEd on the drought affecting the United States: AUSTIN, Tex. SOMETHING odd happened here last week. It rained. But the relief, an answer to desperate prayers, is likely to be short-lived. The drought that has gripped much of Texas since the fall of 2010 shows few signs […]
Read more »Eritrea Supports Egypt’s Position In Nile Water Dispute
April 20th, 2013
Via the Sudan Tribune, a report on Eritrea’s support of Egypt in the region’s ongoing dispute over the Nile: The Eritrean government said this week that it supports Egypt’s stance over a colonial-era treaty that granted Egypt a right to utilise the lions share of Nile river’s water resources. The Red Sea nation expressed its […]
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