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Construction Begins In Pakistan On The World’s Highest Dam
October 26th, 2011
Via Oil Price.com, a report that Pakistan has begun construction on the world’s highest dam: Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has inaugurated construction of the country’s Diamer-Bhasha dam, the world’s highest, calling it the “lifeline†of Pakistan. The $12 billion facility is located in the mountains between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan provinces on […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Glaciers On China’s Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Melting Fast Due To Global Warming
October 26th, 2011
Via Xinhua, a report that glaciers in southwest China’s Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, the major source of the country’s largest rivers, are melting faster than ever under the influence of global warming. As the article notes: “…Experts have been conducting research on the waters, geology, glaciers, and wetlands in the headwaters of the Yangtze, Yellow and Lancang […]
Read more »Iranian Speaker Supports Importing Tajik Water
October 25th, 2011
Via PressTV, a report that Iran’s Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has voiced parliament’s support for a proposal to exchange Islamic Republic’s gas in return for Tajikistan’s water. As the article notes: “…Majlis supports transferring water to the Islamic Republic from the Central Asian country, Larijani said on Friday, adding that “Iran can in exchange provide […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Will China Trigger Potential Water Wars?
October 25th, 2011
Via Terra Daily, an article on how the scarcity of water in Asia could become a thorny issue for the region and trigger major conflicts. As the report notes: A rise in population, increased water use and the expectation that Asia will be most affected by global warming will affect the availability of water for […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Plans To Divert Water On The Tibetan Plateau
October 24th, 2011
Via UBC’s Asia Pacific Memo, a brief summary of China’s plans to divert water on the Tibetan Plateau: “…The prospect of China controlling the taps of Asia’s main rivers is a subject of intense debate. Downstream countries are understandably concerned. But Chinese experts say it is the Chinese who should be most worried about its […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Decade Plan for Water
October 24th, 2011
Via Columbia University’s State of the Planet blog, a report on China’s recent No. 1 central document which – for the first time ever – included water. As the article notes: Once a year, a No. 1 central document is issued in Beijing that states the government’s priorities for the next year. The issues addressed […]
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