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The Thirsty Dragon: Harnessing “China’s No. 1 Water Towerâ€
November 28th, 2009
Courtesy of Tibetan Plateau, an updated look at dams being built in eastern Tibet and via Greengrants.org, a interesting (albeit dated) analysis of the policy implications of dam projects on Drichu – the Upper Yangtze River, an area which China persists in viewing as China’s natural water storage tower. As the articles notes: “…the following […]
Read more »UN: Concern Over Potential Water Wars
November 9th, 2009
Via Terra Daily, a report that the UN is increasingly worried about potential water conflicts. As the article notes: “…U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro said the Middle East is “in a challenging situation” and would need stability to achieve development, emphasizing the need to fight climate change to help avoid the next major conflict in […]
Read more »Water And The Divided States Of America
October 13th, 2009
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a highlight of the numerous (and growing) battles in the United States over freshwater. As the article notes: With floods across the Midwest, droughts along the Southwest, and legal inter-state skirmishes in the West and South—water issues are dividing the United States and challenging its citizens like never before. As […]
Read more »Water Wars In Africa: More Likely To Arise Out Of Political Failure, Not Drought
October 5th, 2009
Via The East African, a look at the prospect of future water wars in Africa. As the article notes, these observers feel that if any such conflicts arise, they will be caused by political failure versus the lack of water: “…The second day of the Institute for Security Studies meeting on Climate Change and Transnational […]
Read more »Hydropolitical Vulnerability in Asia
September 30th, 2009
Via WaterWired, a summary of the Asian section of the UNEP report on hydrovulnerability, in particular the conclusions reached on the West Asia basins (Jordan, Asi-Orontes, Tigris-Euphrates/Shatt Al Arab, Kura-Araks, An Nahr Al Kabir River basin, Aral Sea). As the report notes: “…The transboundary basins in West Asia show signs of both resiliency and vulnerability, […]
Read more »Water Wars – Between Industries
September 30th, 2009
While this blog normally examines water allocation and scarcity issues between various transnational or other jurisdictions, this New York Times article reports on the increasing likelihood of water “wars” breaking out between industries or corporations as scarcity becomes more and more prevalent. We have long held that biofuels are an exceedingly inefficient use of water […]
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