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The Thirsty Dragon: China Buys Japanese Water Rights
November 6th, 2012
Via Bloomberg, an interesting report on Chinese purchases of Japanese land & water rights: Morihiro Oguma’s phone rang every day with calls from brokers representing foreign investors who wanted to buy his Japan Mineral water-bottling business. “In many cases, I was told I could name my price,†Oguma said in an interview, adding he had […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Water shortages Potentially A Perfect Storm
November 5th, 2012
Via MarketWatch, a report on China’s water issues: Water shortages could be China’s own version of the perfect storm, potentially blowing a hole in carefully laid plans of an incoming generation of leaders. Targets for moderately fast economic development, seen as crucial for the Communist Party to maintain its grip on power, no longer seem […]
Read more »Laos’ Power Grab: Damming The Mekong
November 4th, 2012
Via The Economist, a report on Laos’ admission that work is going ahead on a controversial Mekong dam: THE Mekong river, snaking its way through the heart of South-East Asia, has long sustained the world’s biggest and most productive inland fishery, supplying protein for around 65m mainly poor people from four riparian countries, Laos, Thailand, […]
Read more »Cambodia Approves Lower Sesan 2 Mekong Dam
November 3rd, 2012
Via BBC Online, a report on Cambodia’s recent approval of a controversial hydroelectric dam on a tributary of the Mekong River: The joint venture involves Cambodian, Chinese and Vietnamese investment of $781m (£488m) and is due to be completed within five years. The project in northern Stung Treng province is known as Lower Sesan 2. […]
Read more »Laos: The New “Battery of Asiaâ€?
October 31st, 2012
Via The Diplomat, a look at Laos’ intentions to build more than 70 dams along tributaries of the Mekong River: International concerns about Lao’s plans to massively dam the Mekong River and its tributaries have again been brushed aside by the authorities in Vientiane who have announced new contracts worth about $1.0 billion to build […]
Read more »Bangladesh Meets With Bhutan And India Over Brahmaputra
October 28th, 2012
Via The Economic Times, a report that Bangladesh will convene a meeting with Bhutan, India over Brahmaputra basin management: Bangladesh is convening a high level tri-partite meeting with India and Bhutan aimed at jointly utilizing the water resources of the Brahmaputra river especially for power generation, Bangladesh High Commissioner to India, Tariq Karim, said today. […]
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