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The Thirsty Dragon: The Impact of China’s Dam Building Activities on Regional Watersheds
May 22nd, 2009
Two recent articles reporting on China’s dam building spree on the upper Mekong and how it may impact downstream states. First, via Yahoo, news that the UN sees China’s dam building activities as the: “… the greatest threat to the future of the already beleaguered Mekong, one of the world’s major rivers and a key […]
Read more »Rising Tide Of Tension Between Turkey & Iraq
May 20th, 2009
Via Seed Daily, a report on increasing water tensions between Turkey and Iraq. As the article notes: “…Iraq faces an agricultural “disaster” this summer if Turkey continues to retain waters from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers which have sustained Iraqi agriculture for millennia, experts say.The controversy over the sharing of the mighty rivers at the […]
Read more »Downstream Impact of Mekong Dams
May 8th, 2009
Via The Cambodia Mirror, an in-depth look at the impact that the construction of hydro-electric dams along the Mekong River will have upon on the environment and on the life of millions of people living along the Mekong River, especially countries along the lower Mekong River region. As the report notes: “…Experts said that at […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Downstream Impacts
May 8th, 2009
Via The Circle of Blue, an interesting article on China’s water problems and its impact on downstream nations such as Laos, Vietnam, etc. As the report notes: “…But now, let’s talk about China in terms of their water problems. China is upstream of the Mekong, the Salween, these major rivers that flow into Southeast Asia. […]
Read more »Central Asian Leaders Clash Over Water At Aral Sea Summit
April 30th, 2009
Via Eurasia.net disappointing (but not unexpected) news that a summit on the future of the shrinking Aral Sea ended without making any tangible progress on resuscitating the endangered sea. In fact, if anything, the meeting succeeded only in stoking acrimony among participants on the water-use issue. As the article notes: “…The presidents of the five […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Will China Run Out Of Water?
April 30th, 2009
Via WaterWired, an interesting personal view from Dr. Chun Miao Zheng (founding director of the Center for Water Research at Peking University in Beijing) on the challenges facing an ever-drier China. As the article notes: “…China is like two countries: dry in the north (Yellow River is here), where some areas have annual precipitation amounts […]
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