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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 […]
Read more »Water Grabbing In The Mekong Basin
June 7th, 2012
Via Water Alternatives.org, a new paper examining the winners & losers of Thailand’s hydropower development in Lao PDR: ABSTRACT: There are currently over 60 tributary and mainstream dams planned or under construction in Lao PDR with 95% of the electricity from these dams slated to be exported to neighbouring countries. In the Mekong basin, the […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Urgent Water Shortage Developing In Yellow River Basin
June 6th, 2012
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a look at the urgent water shortage developing in the Yellow River Basin, which lies to the west of Heilongjiang. As the article notes: “…The provinces of the Yellow River Basin produce 20 percent of the country’s grain and 70 percent of its coal, China’s primary source of energy. The […]
Read more »Pakistan: Kashmiris Fear Hydro Scheme Could Leave City High And Dry
June 6th, 2012
Via AlertNet, a look at the one city’s fears over a proposed hydro project in Kashmir: The Neelum River runs through the centre of Muzaffarabad, the main city of Pakistani-administered Kashmir. ALERTNET/Roshan Din Shad Residents and environmental experts in Muzaffarabad, Pakistani-administrated Kashmir’s main city, fear the diversion of a major river to generate hydroelectric power […]
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