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Securing The Himalayas As The Water Tower Of Asia
July 26th, 2013
As reported in the July 2013 issue of Asia Policy, a look at the critical environmental importance of the Himalayas: The crucial role of mountains as the creators and providers of large volumes of freshwater and as the natural storage site of this vital ecosystem service attracted the special attention of world leaders after the […]
Read more »Climate Change And Water Security In The Himalayan Region
July 26th, 2013
As noted in the July 2013 issue of Asia Policy, a look at how climate change may impact water security in the Himalaya region: The hydrological system of the Himalayan region, upon which some 1.5billion people depend, is under enormous stress. Expected changes in water availability could threaten the region’s agricultural economies, place pressure on […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Water Shortage Crisis Looms Large In Bangalore, India
July 26th, 2013
Via Global Voices, an interesting report on Bangaolore’s water crisis: Bangalore, India’s third largest city and one of the fastest growing economic hubs in South Asia, stares at an almost certain water crisis in the near future as both the civic administration and the citizens struggle to cope with the already dwindling fresh water resources. […]
Read more »Hydropower Dams On The Mekong: Old Dreams, New Dangers
July 24th, 2013
Courtesy of Asia Policy’s July 2013 issue, a detailed look by Richard Cronin at Mekong River basin: Today, the Mekong River Basin is on the edge of a two-pronged calamity as a result of both the long-term and near-term actions of humans and governments. Of the two, short-term actions such as deforestation, the unsustainable consumption […]
Read more »Himalayan Water Security: A South Asian Perspective
July 23rd, 2013
Via the July 2013 issue of Asia Policy, a look at South Asia’s perception of Himalayan water security: South Asia has emerged during recent decades as a major theater of tension and conflict around shared rivers. The region is made up of predominantly rural, poor, and agrarian societies. While in recent years India has been […]
Read more »Melting The Geopolitical Ice In South Asia
July 23rd, 2013
Via the July 2013 issue of Asia Policy, an interesting article by Robert Wirsing: No one doubts that the six mainland states of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC)—Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan—harbor an abundance of varied water-resource problems, with a steadily mounting scarcity of freshwater ranking high among them. Because […]
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