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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 […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Over-Exploitation of Hydropower May Threaten Parent Rivers in China
October 23rd, 2011
Via The Worldwatch Institute, a report on how the over-exploitation of hydropower may threaten parent rivers in China. As the article notes: “…Yongding River is the parent river, the main segment of a river system that is fed by smaller tributary rivers, of Beijing. For more than 3,000 years, the river provided drinking water to […]
Read more »Egypt and Sudan Angry Over Nile Basin Development
October 18th, 2011
Via BikyaMasr, an article on Egypt’s and Sudan’s anger over Nile Basin development: Egypt and Sudan are worried and frustrated over recent developments along the Nile River by countries south of their borders that they say could threaten their own water security. Their anger comes after East African countries agreed to work together to implement […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: The Water Hegemon?
October 17th, 2011
Courtesy of Project Syndicate, an article examining China’s efforts to control the headwaters and flows of a number of rivers in Asia: International discussion about China’s rise has focused on its increasing trade muscle, growing maritime ambitions, and expanding capacity to project military power. One critical issue, however, usually escapes attention: China’s rise as a […]
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