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The Thirsty Dragon: Downstream Fury Over Upstream Dams (Part III)
December 31st, 2010
Courtesy of China Dialogue, the last segment of a three-part series about hydropower in southwest China. As the article notes: “…As well as plenty of finger-pointing, this year has seen positive developments in the regional conversation over the Mekong. In the run-up to the April meeting of the Mekong River Commission, a collaborative body founded […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Downstream Fury Over Upstream Dams (Part II)
December 29th, 2010
Courtesy of China Dialogue, part two of a three-part series examining China’s handling of concerns over its construction of dams upstream on the Mekong and how – in the article’s eyes – China may be shooting itself in the foot as far as river management is concerned – attracting unnecessary suspicion through lack of openness. […]
Read more »The Nile Water War: Soon To Heat Up?
December 28th, 2010
Via Terra Daily, an interesting article on the potential that a new Sudan state will threaten to upend the Nile sharing structure already under pressure. As the report notes: The expected emergence of a new state in southern Sudan following a January independence referendum is causing alarm in Cairo because the signs are the infant […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Downstream Fury Over Upstream Dams
December 27th, 2010
Courtesy of China Dialogue, the first of a three-part series by historian Qin Hui in which he criticises Beijing’s response to the downstream fury that has arisen over China’s dam-building in south-west China. As the article notes: “…The Cambodian prime minister is in China’s good books. In a recent – and friendly – speech, Hun […]
Read more »The Curse of The Nile
December 12th, 2010
Courtesy of The Guardian, an interesting look at rising tensions between Ethiopia and Egypt over the Nile. As the article notes: The Nile at Aswan, Egypt With the world’s attention distracted by the latest WikiLeaks revelations, Ethiopia’s prime minister Meles Zenawi did not need a whistleblower to cause his country diplomatic embarrassment: he proved more […]
Read more »The Dam Race Between Pakistan and India
December 12th, 2010
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, an interesting look at how a new era of dam building is bringing uncertainty to the 50-year old water truce between India and Pakistan. As the article notes: The Indus River is Pakistan’s lifeline, the main source of water for the world’s largest irrigation system. In Kashmir’s Neelum Valley, part […]
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