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The Thirsty Dragon: Triggering A Revival In Downstream Hydropower Ambitions On The Mekong
February 8th, 2011
Via ChinaDialogue, a look at how China – by building dams on the upper Mekong – has triggered a revival in hydropower ambitions downstream. As the article notes: “…Much has been written on the downstream impact of China’s dams on the Mekong River, which flows through or along the borders of Burma, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: U.N. Agency Issues Warning on Chinese Drought
February 8th, 2011
Courtesy of The New York Times, an article on China’s drought: A farmer looked at her withered wheat plants in a dry field last month in China’s Shandong province. “…The United Nations’ food agency issued an alert on Tuesday warning that a severe drought was threatening the wheat crop in China, the world’s largest wheat […]
Read more »New Chinese Dam Project Fuels Ethnic Conflict in Sudan
February 5th, 2011
Via International Rivers, an expressive look at the impact that new dams may have upon people in Sudan. As the article notes: “…Dams have impoverished tens of thousands of people and triggered serious human rights violations in Sudan. Now Chinese companies have won contracts to build three more hydropower projects in the country. Of particular […]
Read more »Africa’s Flourishing Niger Delta Threatened by Libya Water Plan
February 3rd, 2011
Courtesy of Yale’s environment360, a detailed report on how Mali’s president and Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi have begun a major agricultural project that will divert much of the river’s water and put the inland Niger delta of Mali future at risk. As the article notes: “…Daouda Sanankoua is an aquatic mayor, and proud of it. […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Crops Wither and Prices Rise in Chinese Drought
February 3rd, 2011
Via The New York Times, a report that China’s President Hu Jintao and Prime Minister Wen Jiabao have – after touring drought-stricken regions this week – called for “all-out efforts†to address the effects of water shortages on agriculture. As the article notes: “…A severe drought in northern China has badly damaged the winter wheat […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Drying The Han River
February 2nd, 2011
Via China Dialogue, an interesting report on the impact that China’s bold program to divert water to its parched northern cities will have upon the clear-running Han River and those who rely on its flow. As the article notes: “…If you wanted to trace the roots of Chinese civilization, you would do well to take […]
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