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The Brahmaputra: Water Hotspot In Himalayan Asia
January 3rd, 2013
Via the Global Water Forum, an interesting article on the Brahmaputra: Analysts around the world increasingly have their eyes on the Brahmaputra River, a transboundary watercourse with headwaters in the Tibetan Plateau of the Himalayan mountain range. The three riparian states sharing the Brahmaputra – China, India, and Bangladesh – are the world’s first, second, […]
Read more »Egyptian Mega Projects on the Nile: Repercussions and Implications to Ethiopia
January 3rd, 2013
Via The Ethiopia Times, an interesting article on potential implications of Ethiopian projects on the Nile: Recently I came across one commentary by an Egyptian management consultant by the name Ms. Rania Al-Maghraby (PM World Journal, Vol. I, Issue III-October 2012). With a candid English and pleasant conceptual flow, she mentioned some of the Mega […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Coming Water Crisis
January 3rd, 2013
Via Fortune, a report on how dire China’s water stress may become by 2030: After each Presidential election, The National Intelligence Council (NIC), the Washington, D.C., agency that provides long-term strategic analysis to America’s intelligence community, releases a report on security risks. Its newest report, issued on December 10th and called Global Trends 2030: Alternative […]
Read more »Singapore A Global Hydrohub: From Water Insecurity To Niche Water Diplomacy
December 12th, 2012
Via Eurasia Review, an interesting look at how Singapore’s water-related diplomatic efforts have evolved from bilateral agreements with Malaysia in the early years to international pacts offering water-related expertise to water-stressed countries: THROUGH STRATEGIC planning and investment in research and technology, as well as strong political will and effective governance, Singapore has emerged from water […]
Read more »Drought Revives Old Water Wars Among U.S. States
December 8th, 2012
Two articles on the issue of America’s drought. The first, via The Washington Post, looks at how drought stricken states in the US are arguing over the increasingly scarce water of the Missouri River: The water wars are raging again in America’s heartland, where drought-stricken states are pleading for the increasingly scarce water of the […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Unsustainable Water Demand And Its Desertification Crisis
December 8th, 2012
Via The Green Copywriter, a look at China’s water crisis: Recent comments by Chinese officials detailing progress in the ongoing battle against desertification (encroaching deserts) has highlighted the role excessive and unsustainable water demand plays in exacerbating the ecological crisis. In comments made at a media conference in China earlier this month, officials estimated it […]
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