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The Thirsty Dragon: Talking About The Yarlung Zangbo
November 17th, 2011
Via China Dialogue, analysis of the half-truths, fear and suspicion that fuel the debate over south Asia’s shared waters and the role that journalists can help to open up the conversation. As the article notes: There is a well-known Chinese story, told by the philosopher Zhuangzi, about a frog who lived down a well. The […]
Read more »The Disappearing Rivers of India
November 16th, 2011
Via Asia Pacific Memo, a short article on the impact that hydropower development may have upon rivers in northwestern India. As the report notes: The vital rivers of the state of Uttarakhand in northwestern India may soon disappear. A multitude of feeder streams and tributaries that run through the state carve tight passages through steep […]
Read more »World’s Biggest Hydropower Scheme Will Leave Africans in the Dark
November 16th, 2011
Courtesy of Global Geopolitics & Political Economy, an article examining a recent agreement between South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo to build a major hydroelectric power project, which is said to bring electricity to more than half of the continent’s 900 million people. But economic analysts warn that foreign investors will prevent the […]
Read more »The Silala Basin: One of the Most Hydropolitically Vulnerable Basins in the World
November 16th, 2011
Via The International Water Law Project, a detailed look at the Silala Basin, one of the most hydropolitically vulnerable basins in the world which is the subject of a long-running dispute between Bolivia and Chile. As the report notes: A few months ago, Brendan Mulligan and I published a paper entitled “The Silala/Siloli Watershed: Dispute […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s ‘Water War’ with India
November 13th, 2011
Via The Tibetan Political Review, an interesting article on the water tension between China and India: “…Is China trying to divert the Brahmaputra waters to its dry north and north-western regions? Or, is it merely trying to build small dams along the river? The Government of India seems clueless if SM Krishna’s recent remarks are […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Hydropower Production Drying Up Due To Climate Change
November 10th, 2011
Via ClimateWire, a report on the impact that climate change is having upon China’s ambitious hydropower goals. As the article notes: “…China has set ambitious goals for itself to develop hydropower to help mitigate the risks of climate change, but increasing extreme weather events likely rooted in climate change are now sabotaging the goals’ foundations. […]
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