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The Great Land + Water Grab: The Discovery of a New Aquifer in Namibia
August 31st, 2012
Via FutureChallenges, a report on the rising water tensions over control/access to a new aquifer recently discovered in Namibia: The arid nation of Namibia has a newly discovered aquifer called Ohangwena II, that spans its northeast region, which flows under the boundary between Angola and Namibia. The country is considered one of the driest in […]
Read more »Yemen’s Water Woes
August 31st, 2012
Via Foreign Policy, a look at Yemen’s water woes: During Yemen’s rainy season, which stretches from August to October, the Silah, the cobbled road that intersects the capital Sanaa’s ancient Old City, often floods becoming, for a few brief hours, a fast-running river. Over the years, the road has been gradually deepened, with steps built […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Water-Transfer Projects “Essential”
August 30th, 2012
Courtesy of China Dialogue, another look at via an interview with Xia Jun, president of the International Water Resources Association and head of the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Water Resources Centre: chinadialogue: Is it correct to say that China has plenty of water, but it’s unevenly distributed? Xia Jun: Not necessarily plenty – we have […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Another Look At China’s North-South Transfer Project
August 27th, 2012
Courtesy of China Dialogue, some commentary on China’s North-South water transfer project: Tom Levitt: What do you mean by our water footprint?   Ruth Matthews: A water footprint generally breaks down into three components. The green water footprint is the water that is used by plants from rainfall that has not run-off the soil and […]
Read more »Yemen: A Country Run Dry
August 27th, 2012
Via The Guardian, an article on Yemen’s intensifying water crisis: Despite plans to focus on rainwater harvesting and on water drilling, Yemen’s political uncertainty has pushed sanitation and water access down the list of priorities. Under a staircase, clinging to a wall of Sana’a’s Grand Mosque, groups of women and children lug plastic canisters to […]
Read more »A New Course For The Brahmaputra
August 20th, 2012
Courtesy of ThirdPole.net, commentary on how policymakers must put the needs of people and ecosystems before national strategic goals in order to rethink development along the Brahmaputra River: In discussions about managing international rivers, it is generally assumed that countries sharing a river can and should work cooperatively for hydropower and, by extension, economic development. […]
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