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The Global Water Threat
June 7th, 2008
Via The Telegraph, a report that a catastrophic water shortage could prove an even bigger threat to mankind this century than soaring food prices and the relentless exhaustion of energy reserves. As the article notes, according to a panel of global experts at the Goldman Sachs “Top Five Risks” conference: “…Nicholas (Lord) Stern, author of […]
Read more »Water: Oil of this Century (2)
June 3rd, 2008
Via The Christian Science Monitor, an interesting report on whether water – as Dow Chemical Chairman Andrew Liveris told the World Economic Forum in February – “is the oil of this century.†As the article notes: “…Cyprus will ferry water from Greece this summer. Australian cities are buying water from that nation’s farmers and building […]
Read more »China, Tibet, and the strategic power of water
May 23rd, 2008
As reported by Circle of Blue, a number of experts say that control and management of an even more vital resource – the Tibetan Plateau’s vast supply of freshwater – is also emerging at the center of the increasingly tense political and cultural strife between China and Tibet. As the article notes: “…the Tibetan Plateau […]
Read more »Poised For A Future Diplomatic Meltdown? Indo-Chinese Tensions over Use of Tibet’s Water
January 20th, 2008
Lost in the generally enthusiastic media coverage of the recent Indo-Chinese bilateral meetings is the long-standing issue of water resource management between the two emerging giants. Given its presence in Tibet, China controls India’s river water and flooding. Even without any fully completed projects in place to tap into this source, many Indians feel this […]
Read more »Averting Water Wars in Asia – Will Tibet’s Waters Really Save China?
January 15th, 2008
Several months ago, The International Herald Tribune presciently (in our opinion) noted that sharpening Asian competition over energy resources had obscured a far more critical threat that water shortages pose for the region’s rapid economic modernization. Water, in fact, has emerged as a key issue that could determine if Asia is headed toward cooperation or […]
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