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South Asia’s Hydro-Politics
December 1st, 2014
Courtesy of The Economist, an interesting examination of South Asia’s hydro-politics: IT IS a thrill trekking beside the upper Marsyangdi river in northern Nepal. On view are spectacular waterfalls and cliffs, snowy Himalayan peaks, exotic birds and butterflies. But just where tourists and villagers delight in nature, hydropower engineers and economists have long been frustrated; […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s Water Security And The Mighty Rivers Of Tibet
November 4th, 2014
Via the Foundation for Non Violent Alternatives, an article on India’s water security and the rivers of Tibet: The Tibetan Plateau is environmentally one of the most vulnerable places on earth. It is rich and varied with abundant plant and wildlife diversity, water resources, glaciers and grasslands all of which play a vital role in […]
Read more »Nepal Launches Hydropower Growth Plan
September 24th, 2014
Via the Financial Times, a report on Nepal’s newly launched hydropower-based growth plan: Nepal is to start exploiting the untapped hydropower resources of its Himalayan rivers by signing the biggest foreign investment deal in its history to build a $1.4bn project on the upper Karnali River. Investment Board Nepal signed the agreement with Indian infrastructure […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India And Nepal’s Growing Water Cooperation
September 22nd, 2014
Via the Eurasia Review, a look at growing cooperation over water between India and Nepal: Water resources is considered the backbone of the Nepalese economy. The issue of water resources has always been in the priority list of bilateral cooperation between India and Nepal. It has vast potential to generate power and can assist in […]
Read more »Tibet And 21st Century Water Wars
July 27th, 2014
Courtesy of The Globalist, an examination of how the Tibetan Plateau may determine the course of Asia’s future: The crucial global role that Asia will play in the 21st century cannot be underestimated. The pivot of global economic power is shifting east. Asia represents the new arena for analysis, power and influence. The narrative of […]
Read more »Irrigation Practices And Potential For Water Conflict In The Tibetan Plateau
June 19th, 2014
Via Future Directions, a report on the potential for conflict over water rights in the Tibetan Plateau, especially in light of existing irrigation practices. The full report is below but here is the key section re: areas for possible tension: As water becomes scarcer, conflicting claims over shared water resources pose a major regional security […]
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