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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 […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Millions Face Water Shortages In China
January 31st, 2011
Via China Daily, an updated report on the severe drought currently affecting China: “Some wheat-growing regions, including Shandong, Henan, Hebei, Anhui, Shanxi and Jiangsu provinces, have received little rainfall since October. More than 4 million hectares of crops across the nation have been plagued by the drought, according to the latest statistics from the Office […]
Read more »The Drying Of The West
January 29th, 2011
Courtesy of The Economist, an interesting report on the dwindling Colorado River and the water scarcity’s effect on the southwestern U.S. STANDING on the Hoover Dam and looking upstream at Lake Mead, America’s largest reservoir, the visitor notices a wide, white band ringing the cliffs. Nicknamed “the bathtub ringâ€, this discolouration comes from minerals that […]
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