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The Thirsty Dragon: Bringing The Yellow River Back In The Flow
July 30th, 2011
Via China Dialogue, an interesting article on China’s efforts to regulate and restore China’s polluted, drought-ridden Yellow River which once struggled to reach the sea. As the report notes: “…On one wall of the control centre, a mosaic of TV screens flickers back and forth between the latest satellite photographs and rainfall projections. On another, a […]
Read more »UN Calls For More Water Cooperation In Central Asia
July 16th, 2011
Via Radio Free Europe, a report from the UN indicating that more cooperation among Central Asian states sharing the shores of a key river could be the key to future peace and security in the region: The Kokaral dam in the North Aral Sea In a fresh report, the UN Environmental Program, or UNEP, […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China Told To Reduce Food Production Or Face ‘Dire’ Water Levels
July 4th, 2011
Via The Guardian, an interesting article on how China is running out of water and can no longer afford to irrigate its northern plains. As the report notes: “…China needs to reduce food production on its dry northern plains or aquifers will diminish to a “dire” level in 30 years, one the country’s leading groundwater […]
Read more »Sudan Seeks To Tap ‘Blue Gold’ With New Dam Projects
July 3rd, 2011
Via Terra Daily, an article on Sudan’s blue ambitions: Sudan is aggressively seeking to tap its abundant Nile waters with new dam projects as the oil-rich south’s independence looms, but experts warn of the social and environmental costs, and the bearing on the Nile water sharing dispute. Khartoum sits on the confluence of the Blue […]
Read more »Laos Defies Neighbors On Dam Project
June 30th, 2011
Via Reuters, a report that Laos is forging ahead with construction of a controversial $3.5 billion hydropower dam in breach of an agreement to suspend the project pending approval by ministers of neighboring countries. As the article notes: “…The Lao government has already given Thai developer Ch Karnchang the go-ahead to resume work on the […]
Read more »When The Nile Runs Dry…
June 2nd, 2011
Courtesy of The New York Times, an interesting commentary on the impact of global land grabs upon Nile water resources. As the article notes: “…A NEW scramble for Africa is under way. As global food prices rise and exporters reduce shipments of commodities, countries that rely on imported grain are panicking. Affluent countries like Saudi […]
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