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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 […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Water Reserves And World’s Warming Atmosphere Wait For Natural Gas Breakthrough
December 5th, 2012
Courtesy of The Circle of Blue, an interesting analysis of the impact of China’s plans to develop its shale gas reserves: Liu Zhongqi’s mud-and-brick home sits in a cluster of hillside houses in the village of Lao Chang, a serene half-circle of settlement on the west side of this misty Sichuan Province valley. A few […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Will China Run Out Of Water By 2030?
December 5th, 2012
Via the China Daily Hong Kong, a report that China is running out of water, which could soon curb its growth unless immediate countermeasures are taken: China’s ambitions are high. By 2020, it aims to double its 2010 GDP and per capita income of urban and rural residents both. China’s economic track record has been […]
Read more »What Iran And Pakistan Want From Afghans: Water
December 2nd, 2012
Courtesy of Time Magazine, a look at the bubbling water tensions in Central Asia: The Kunar River snakes around the U.S. Forward Operating Base Bostick on Sept. 1, 2011 as seen from Observation Post Mustang in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. With a vast, empty desert as a backdrop, the militants recorded the execution of Khan Wali […]
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