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Pakistan And India: Another Water Battle Looming?
May 4th, 2012
Via the Third Pole, an article on how Pakistan is gearing up for a new water fight with India: The never-ending war over water resources between India and Pakistan has taken a new twist. Pakistan has registered its resentment against the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for a decision to grant carbon […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Water Scarcity Threatens India’s Growth And Stability
May 4th, 2012
Via Reuters, a report on the impact that water scarcity may have upon India’s growth: India’s economic growth and political stability are at stake in coming years if it does not change its approach to water management, a member of its natural resources planning commission told Reuters on Monday. Mihir Shah, who has been asked […]
Read more »Cambodia Pressures Laos To Halt Work On Xayaburi Dam
May 4th, 2012
Two articles on the controversial Xayaburi dam . The first, via Asia Times: Cambodia has called for an immediate halt to the construction of the Xayaburi dam in an official protest note to Laos, officials said in a statement last week, as opposition to the hydropower project gained momentum in Thailand. Lim Kean Hor, Cambodia’s […]
Read more »Afghanistan Seeks Indian Help In Water Infrastructure
April 30th, 2012
Via The PakTribune, a report on Afghanistan’s desire for Indian help in water infrastructure: With long years of conflict reducing the area under irrigation, Afghanistan is looking for assistance from India and other “friendly countries” in building its water infrastructure and management, says visiting Energy and Water Minister Alhaj M. Ismail. Ismail, who met Water […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Western China’s Watergy Crisis
April 30th, 2012
Via Yale’s Environment 360 blog, a look at how China - In its quest to find new sources of energy – is increasingly looking to its western provinces. But, as the article notes, the nation’s push to develop fossil fuel and alternative sources has so far ignored a basic fact — western China simply lacks the […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Beijing To See Acute Water Shortages In 2012
April 25th, 2012
Via XinhuaNet, a report that Beijing will experience severe water shortages this year. As the article notes: Beijing is expected to face a water shortage of 1.3 billion cubic meters in 2012, accounting for a third of the city’s annual water usage, according to local water authorities. The municipal government will work to keep the […]
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