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Managing South Asia’s Himalayan Rivers
June 30th, 2012
Via East Asia Forum, an article on the issues of managing south Asia’s rivers: The great Himalayan rivers of South Asia, particularly the Ganges and Brahmaputra, have been the subject of five decades of discussion between governments of the region. While the discussions have continued, these rivers have contributed, through flood and drought, to the […]
Read more »Mumbai, Delhi Lead in Need for Water
June 29th, 2012
Via BusinessWeek, an article on a report forecasting future water demand in the world’s largest cities. As the article notes: Mumbai and New Delhi, India’s most populous cities, may experience the biggest increase in demand for water among the world’s largest cities from 2010 to 2025, the McKinsey Global Institute said today. Water demand in […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Delhi Water Crisis Grows
June 16th, 2012
Via The Times of India, another report on the country’s water crisis: Haryana has tightened the water squeeze on Delhi. On Wednesday, it curtailed supply to the capital’s Wazirabad pond where the level fell from the mandated 674.5 feet to 672.8 feet. The city has been reeling under shortage of water since two weeks back […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Water … Luxury Vs Scarcity?
June 13th, 2012
Via The Economic Times of India, a look at water stress in India: What do Varanasi, Goa, Chikmagalur, Chandigarh, Gurgaon, Delhi, Hubli, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Allahabad, Vasco, Tirumala, Bhubaneshwar, Nagpur and a lot of other towns and cities in India have in common? They all suffer from acute water shortages that only get worse in […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Water Resource Allocation Plan in China to Take Effect by August
June 12th, 2012
Via China.org, a report on a new water resource allocation plan in China: By the end of 2012, a water resource allocation plan for 25 rivers that flow through more than one province will be put into use, limiting the amount of water that can be taken from the rivers by each of the provinces. […]
Read more »Vietnam Faces Water Crisis Due to Poor Management
June 10th, 2012
Via Thanh Nien News, a report on Vietnam’s impending water stress: Vietnam could face a fresh water crisis because of poor resource management, a new report says. It says the problem could be exacerbated by the fact that most of its rivers originate in neighboring countries who could build upstream dams and block their natural flow. The report was released on May […]
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