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The Thirsty Dragon: Water A Winner In 12th 5-Year Plan?
March 17th, 2011
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a detailed look at China’s new five-year plan which calls for reducing water use by 30 percent for every new dollar of industrial output, which is the same water target as was in the 11th Five-Year Plan: “…In an era of economic turmoil that has produced massive unemployment, accelerated industrial […]
Read more »Southern Africa: A River Runs Through It
March 17th, 2011
Via AllAfrica.com, a report on efforts of Angola, Namibia, and Botswana to work together to develop a framework for sharing the Okavango River: “Postwar Angola is keen to expand irrigation for much-needed development, Namibia is prioritising clean drinking water and sanitation, while Botswana wants to preserve the integrity of the world-renowned Okavango Delta for tourism. […]
Read more »River Rivalry On The Nile
March 17th, 2011
Via Terra Daily, an updated report on the tensions rippling out from Ethiopia’s plans to build large dams on the Nile. As the article notes: “…Ethiopia is pressing ahead with plans to build large dams on the Nile as upstream African states put pressure on a reluctant Egypt to share the waters of the world’s […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger Reaches Out To Bangladesh
March 14th, 2011
Courtesy of The Eurasia Review, a look at India’s water relations with Bangladesh. As the article notes: “…Recently the Planning Commission of India, in association with the Ministry of Water Resources, has proposed a major policy change. It has decided to include social-workers and anthropologists in the study of any water-related development projects. This is […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Eternal Dam_Nation As China Sacrifices Its Arteries To Save Its Lungs?
March 9th, 2011
Via Foreign Policy, a look at the impact that China’s plan to count hydropower as “green energy” will have upon both its environment and economy: “…Next week, China’s National People’s Congress, which is now meeting in Beijing, will formally adopt the country’s next five-year plan. The document will define the country’s vision for the next […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Watts, Water, and Workers
March 8th, 2011
Courtesy of The Circle of Blue, a detailed look at China’s ambitious water conservation and transfer program, started in 2003, to help hold off the looming confrontation between its scarce water reserves and growing coal-based industrial sector. As the article notes: “…On Sept. 7, 2007, during a morning briefing in Beijing on China’s newest five-year […]
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