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A Global Water Grab
May 23rd, 2017
Courtesy of Al Jazeera, a detailed look at issues related to the theft of water resources in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia: Historically the source of many conflicts, water grabbing is the control and theft of water resources by the powerful, often at the expense of local populations and ecosystems. It can result in […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Source of Mekong, Yellow and Yangtze Rivers Drying Up
March 10th, 2017
Via China Dialogue, a look at how the source of Mekong, Yellow and Yangtze rivers is drying up: A seasonal dry-out in Sanjiangyuan region, the location of the headwaters of the Yellow River, the Yangtze, and the Lancang. In 2015, the Chinese government announced plans to set up a new nature reserve in the Sanjiangyuan (“three river […]
Read more »Mekong Fisheries Threatened By Chinese Dams
February 13th, 2017
Via China Dialogue, a look at the impact that Chinese dams are causing on the Mekong: Large dams on the Mekong River in China’s Yunnan province have considerable impacts on downstream river flows. This is shown by new research by myself and colleagues at Aalto University in Finland, and published recently in the Journal of Hydropower. The Mekong […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Chinese Hydropower Impacts Mekong River Flow
January 14th, 2017
Via Terra Daily, a report on the impact of Chinese hydropower on the Mekong River: A study led by researchers from Aalto University in Finland reveals that the hydropower projects in China have caused major river flow changes to the Mekong River since the year 2011. An analysis of river flows in Northern Thailand indicates […]
Read more »Hydropower In The Mekong: An Opportunity To Chart A New Course?
December 5th, 2016
Via Third Pole.net, a look at the potential for Laos to rethink its aggressive hydropower plans as new markets and technologies create an opportunity to change course: A report published in September by the Stimson Center, a Washington D.C.-based think tank, challenges prevailing notions about the future of hydropower in the Mekong subregion, an area including Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, […]
Read more »Vietnam’s Angst As China and Laos Dam the Mekong
October 13th, 2016
Via Mongabay, a detailed look at whether – given Laos’ aspirations to become the “battery of Asia” and Chinese dam builders intentions to make it so – Vietnam’s Mekong Delta will survive: Left: The Mekong River and its watershed. Right: The lower Mekong basin. This is the second article of an in-depth, four-part series […]
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