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Chinese Dam(n) Interest In The Tibetan Plateau
November 9th, 2009
Via Tibetan Plateau, two posts detailing the status of Chinese hydropower projects on the eastern fringes of the Tibetan Plateau. As rivers on “mainland China” are dammed and diverted beyond recognition, Chinese dam builders and hydro-engineers are looking towards the Tibetan Plateau for more business. Owing to this trend, more and more dams are being […]
Read more »Remote Sensing Confirms China Building Dam On Indian Territory
November 9th, 2009
Via India Express.com, a report that India has found China encroaching on its Himalayan territory as part of a water / dam project. As the article notes: “…The National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) confirmed on Tuesday that construction was on at the Zangmu site on the Chinese side of the Brahmaputra river, prompting the government […]
Read more »Melting Himalayan Ice Prompts Conflict Fear
October 20th, 2009
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on rising threat of conflict between India and Bangladesh – and possibly other parts of south Asia – as the availability of water in Himalayan-fed river systems that support 1.3bn people drops. As the article notes: On the outskirts of Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, climate researchers twiddle with […]
Read more »Himalayan Glacial Melt And The Threat of Water Conflict In Asia
October 5th, 2009
Courtesy of CNN, a sober report on the recession of Himalayan glaciers and the threat of conflict arising over diminised water resources. As the article notes: “…The glaciers in the Himalayas are receding quicker than those in other parts of the world and could disappear altogether by 2035 according to the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: “Cornering” India To Control Water?
September 18th, 2009
Via Australia.to, commentary on what some view as recent Chinese efforts to “corner” India by increasing its diplomatic and military relations with the countries bordering India as part of a strategy to control vital water resources in the future. As the article notes: “…China has been trying hard to give further impetus to its relationship […]
Read more »Water Pressure On Pakistan
August 27th, 2009
Via Reuters, a pessimistic report that Pakistan is running out of water so fast that the shortage will strangulate all water-based economic activity in the country by 2015. This looming water pressure – in a politically dynamic state such as Pakistan with a neighbor (India) drawing from the same water source – is ominous. As […]
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