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Africa’s Flourishing Niger Delta Threatened by Libya Water Plan
February 3rd, 2011
Courtesy of Yale’s environment360, a detailed report on how Mali’s president and Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi have begun a major agricultural project that will divert much of the river’s water and put the inland Niger delta of Mali future at risk. As the article notes: “…Daouda Sanankoua is an aquatic mayor, and proud of it. […]
Read more »Nepal: Power To The People?
January 31st, 2011
Via China Dialogue, an in-depth look at the issues surrounding Nepal’s hydropower potential: “With winter in full swing, the spectre of planned power cuts, euphemistically called “load sheddingâ€, is haunting Nepal’s electricity consumers. The country’s citizens dread this time of year, which not only brings the Himalayan chill but also the inevitable power shortages, beginning […]
Read more »The Drying Of The West
January 29th, 2011
Courtesy of The Economist, an interesting report on the dwindling Colorado River and the water scarcity’s effect on the southwestern U.S. STANDING on the Hoover Dam and looking upstream at Lake Mead, America’s largest reservoir, the visitor notices a wide, white band ringing the cliffs. Nicknamed “the bathtub ringâ€, this discolouration comes from minerals that […]
Read more »Tibetan Plateau: Needing An International Treaty For Its Protection
January 29th, 2011
Via India’s Economic Times, a detailed article on the need for an international treaty to protect the Tibetan Plateau: “Like Antarctica and the Arctic, the Tibetan Plateau, known as the “Third Pole,†is drawing global attention in the international and regional policy communities. The Tibetan Plateau covers an area of 2.5 million square kilometers, with […]
Read more »An Impending Hydro Flashpoint Between Pakistan and India?
January 20th, 2011
Via Journal of Energy Security, a detailed look at the potential flashpoint in Pakistan – India relations over water: “Judging by recent political statements from Pakistan, water issues are being pitched politically and couched increasingly in the language of security vis-à -vis India. . .and for Pakistan hydropower is its second source of electricity.†Uttam Kumar […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Damming The Yarlung Zangbo (Brahmaputra)
January 17th, 2011
Via China Dialogue, an excellent report on recent developments relating to the damming of the Yarlung Zangbo (known as the Brahmaputra when it reaches India), the last of China’s great rivers to remain undammed. As the article notes: The rushing waters of the Yarlung Zangbo, the last of China’s great rivers to remain undammed, will […]
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