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The Parched Tiger: India, Bangladesh and the Farakka Barrage
May 10th, 2016
Via Future Direction International, a detailed examination of the water sharing agreements between Bangladesh and India: Key Points The Farakka Barrage was created by India in 1975 to divert water from the Ganges River system. Bangladesh is a lower riparian country that heavily relies on the flow of the Ganges to meet its food and […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China Invests Heavily In Tibetan Water Projects
April 21st, 2016
Via India’s Economic Times, a look at increased Chinese investment in water infrastructure in Tibet: China has invested nearly $3.5 billion in water conservancy infrastructure in the past five years in Tibet, where it is also building a series of dams over Himalayan rivers like the Brahmaputra raising concerns of water shortage in lower-riparian states like India and […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China Seeks To Build Rapport Downstream
April 13th, 2016
Via Future Directions International, a report on China’s recent release of water from some of its Mekong dams: Much of South-East Asia is experiencing exceptionally dry conditions. For parts of the region, the dry season typically runs between January and September and it is not unusual for there to be lower water availability. The current […]
Read more »The Politics Of The Mekong River
April 11th, 2016
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a detailed look at the politics of the Mekong River: In times of scarcity, nations compete more fiercely to meet their essential needs and defend precious commodities. Water is no exception, particularly the water of the Mekong River of mainland Southeast Asia. Mekong translates to “mother of rivers,” and the river […]
Read more »Water: Precious Commodity Sparks Fear, Feuds and Lawsuits On U.S. Great Plains
April 6th, 2016
Via E&E Publishing, a report on It took 10 million years for rainfall and glacial runoff to fill the sprawling Ogallala Aquifer. It took a century to drain a third of it and threaten its future. Spread under parts of eight Great Plains states — Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Xinjiang Bans Glacier Tourism
March 29th, 2016
Via the Asia Society’s China File, a report on the recent decision by China’s Xinjiang government to ban glacier tourism: The Xinjiang government has banned tourists from glaciers under the 13th Five-Year Plan in order to try and save the far northwestern province’s fast-disappearing ice caps. Home to China’s largest glaciers, the Xinjiang province has seen its […]
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