BLOG
China’s Dam(n?) Plans
October 15th, 2008
As reported by The Guardian, China is planning to build a string of new dams in southern Tibet to boost its electricity supply. Given that hundreds of millions of people across Asia depend on rivers that originate in Tibet, and because previous hydroelectric proposals have proved controversial due to their impact on the environment, local […]
Read more »Middle East: Water As A Security Issue & Opportunity to Drive Peace
October 15th, 2008
Via The Guardian, an interesting article (authored by a number of global political and economic leaders) detailing the opportunity to use water as one means of bringing the Israelis and Palestinians closer together. As the report notes: “…Because an impasse beckons, it is vitally important to work on those areas in which intensive negotiations have […]
Read more »Pakistan Accuses India of “Stealing” Water
October 9th, 2008
Via The Hindu, a report of increased tension between Pakistan and India over water. As the article notes: “…Accusing India of having “stolen” its share of Chenab river water, Pakistan on Monday threatened to seek arbitration by neutral experts over it even as the two countries prepared to discuss the issue later this month. “India […]
Read more »Ethiopia & Kenya: At The Forefront of the Coming Water Crisis
October 2nd, 2008
Earlier this year (but just discovered now), the Common Language Project explored issues from Ethiopia and Kenya, two countries at the forefront of the world’s coming water crisis. And, as the article notes, the liquid that fuels bodies is becoming even more contentious than the liquid that fuels cars in East Africa: “…As you may […]
Read more »Russia’s Water
September 28th, 2008
From Russia Profile, an interesting look at Russia’s freshwater situation. As the article notes, issues of distribution, pollution, and excessive use abound: “..Rich with almost every resource that matters, Russia never had to worry about the quantity, but rather about the quality. Now, this seems to be particularly the case with water, a resource which […]
Read more »Great Lakes Compact: Another Step Forward
September 27th, 2008
Via Circle of Blue, news that the U.S. House of Representatives has blocked diverting any new water from the Great Lakes and forces bordering states to adhere to new conservation standards. This will prohibit any new diversions of the water to other places. As the article notes: “…As of Tuesday, grandiose visions of Lake Michigan […]
Read more »