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Pakistan’s Dam Issues
February 4th, 2012
Via Celsias, a look at the dam issues affecting Pakistan: Electricity generation is a major concern for much of the world, since demand is rising.Hydropower is electricity generated using the energy of moving water. Electricity generated from water is entirely renewable, since water is an abundant natural resource and no water is expended during […]
Read more »Turkey’s Contemplated European Union “Freeze†– All About Water?
February 3rd, 2012
Via The International Water Law Project, a report on how Turkey’s contemplated “freeze†of its relations with the EU is related to the interrelated water issues toward its Euphrates co-riparians as well as toward Cyprus. As the article notes: Turkey plays an increasingly important global role as a cultural and economic bridge between Western nations […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Trans-Provincial Compensation Mechanism – A New Path For China’s Water Environment Protection
February 2nd, 2012
Via Xinhua, an interesting report on a new trans-provincial compensation mechanism intended to help improve China’s water environment protection. As the article notes: Imagine a river flows across two neighboring provinces. The upriver province will be financially rewarded if it ensures quality river water for the lower province; otherwise, it will pay the lower one […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Game-Changing Water Policies
January 31st, 2012
Via The Council on Foreign Relations, a look at China’s water policies: Water is an issue that preoccupies Chinese officials throughout the country, but nowhere perhaps as much as in Beijing. The already water-scarce capital has been suffering a continuous and precipitous decline in water availability over the past decades, as both population size and […]
Read more »Iraq Water Crisis Could Stir Ethnic Clash
January 29th, 2012
Via Terra Daily, a report on Iraq’s increasing water stress: Iraq is facing worsening water shortages caused by the failure of successive postwar governments to ensure supplies and extensive dam-building in neighboring states that could trigger sectarian conflict. “One prediction, which has yet to come true, has been made repeatedly by former U.N. Secretary-General Boutros […]
Read more »Pakistan’s Water Troubles (Part 2)
January 28th, 2012
Again, via Celsias, another look at Pakistan’s water crisis: “…No doubt Pakistan’s water crisis is predominantly a manmade problem. Pakistan’s climate is not particularly dry and nor is it lacking in rivers and groundwater. Extremely poor management, unclear laws, government corruption, and industrial and human waste have caused this water supply crunch and rendered what […]
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