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The Thirsty Dragon: China Plans More Dams In Tibet
March 23rd, 2016
Via Third Pole, a look at China’s new Five Year Plan which calls for a fresh wave of hydropower and major infrastructure projects on a Tibetan plateau already hit by desertification and climate change: China’s just-released 13th Five Year Plan — which sets out the country’s economic and social blueprint — promises to be the greenest […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Dam Boom Stokes Concerns In Asia
March 16th, 2016
Via Nikkei Asian Review, some interesting commentary on the concerns arising in Asia that China is seeking to turn water into a potential political weapon: China’s centralized, megaprojects-driven approach to water resources is the antithesis of the situation in another demographic titan, India, where the constitution makes water an issue for state governments and where […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: Geopolitics of India and China’s Shared Water Sources
March 15th, 2016
Via Future Directions International, an interesting look at the geopolitics of India and China’s shared water sources: Key Points China and India are water-scarce countries that will face significant challenges to food and water security in the future. As lower riparians, India and Bangladesh rely on the Brahmaputra River for water, agriculture and livelihoods. Upstream, China […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: High Altitude Thirst
February 10th, 2016
Via The Economist, another look at the potential impact that bottling Himalayan water may have upon the environment: CHINA is so vast, it quickly becomes the largest market for almost anything it consumes. Such is the case with bottled water. Chinese drink 40 billion litres (70 billion pints) of the stuff each year, up over […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Implications Of Chinese Control Over Asia’s Major River Systems
February 4th, 2016
Via Future Directions International, a look at the implications of Chinese control over Asia’s major river systems: Key Points Tibet is the epicentre of regional food and water security. It is crucial that China and the countries downstream co-operate to ensure freshwater supplies for all. Climate change, Asia’s rapid urbanisation and population growth rates are placing […]
Read more »Tibetan Glacial Melt Threatens Billions
November 30th, 2015
Via Voice of America, a report on the risk that the Tibetan Plateau might soon lose most of its glacier and permafrost, affecting water supplies throughout Asia: With temperatures rising four times faster than anywhere else in Asia, the Tibetan Plateau might soon lose most of its glacier and permafrost, affecting water supplies throughout Asia, Chinese […]
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