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Geopolitics Of The Brahmaputra-Ganges-Meghna River Basin
January 1st, 2015
Courtesy of On People, Rivers, and Migration, an interesting article on the geopolitics of the Brahmaputra-Ganges-Meghna River Basin: Figure 1: Map of Brahmaputra-Ganges-Meghna basin and countries’ hydro-strategic positions Figure 1 illustrates the regional areas covered by the Brahmaputra-Ganges-Meghna river basin. The area shaded light grey is the area covered by the Ganges river. Dark grey […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s Water Security And The Mighty Rivers Of Tibet
November 4th, 2014
Via the Foundation for Non Violent Alternatives, an article on India’s water security and the rivers of Tibet: The Tibetan Plateau is environmentally one of the most vulnerable places on earth. It is rich and varied with abundant plant and wildlife diversity, water resources, glaciers and grasslands all of which play a vital role in […]
Read more »Tibet And 21st Century Water Wars
July 27th, 2014
Courtesy of The Globalist, an examination of how the Tibetan Plateau may determine the course of Asia’s future: The crucial global role that Asia will play in the 21st century cannot be underestimated. The pivot of global economic power is shifting east. Asia represents the new arena for analysis, power and influence. The narrative of […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon And Parched Tiger: Glacial Melt And Future Water Security In The Tibetan Plateau Region:
May 29th, 2014
Via Future Directions International, a detailed look at the impact that climate change may have upon glacial melt and water security in the Tibetan Plateau: Key Points Climate change will have severe impacts on the Asian monsoon and the Himalayan glaciers. Increased glacial melting in the Himalayas, accompanied by increasingly unpredictable rainfall patterns, will have […]
Read more »The Third Pole: Impact Of A Changing Climate
May 11th, 2013
Via The Economist, an interesting look at the climate of Tibet, home to the world’s third-largest area of ice: OF ALL the transitions brought about on the Earth’s surface by temperature change, the melting of ice into water is the starkest. It is binary. And for the land beneath, the air above and the life […]
Read more »Tibetan Dams
March 26th, 2013
Courtesy of Tibetan Plateau, a updated map and list of hydropower projects (HPP) in the watersheds of the Drichu, Zachu and Gyalmo Ngulchu rivers: China’s government is planning and preparing for the construction of a cascade of hydropower projects along each of the three rivers: the Salween, the Mekong and the Yangtze. Many of these […]
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