http://www.worldpress.org/Mideast/3591.cfm
From WorldPress.org: "Concerns about water—a less celebrated resource in the Middle East—have always been latent, lying beneath the surface and quietly shaping geo-political events in the region. In the future, "blue gold" will become so increasingly precious that, much like the black gold of today, water will no longer play a latent role, but will instead be an integral part of the region's political agenda."
Thursday, December 9, 2010
E360 Video Report: When the Water Ends-Africa's Climate Conflicts
http://e360.yale.edu/feature/when_the_water_ends_africas_climate_conflicts/2331/
Now E360 takes us to the African continent: “When the Water Ends,” a 16-minute video produced by Yale Environment 360 in collaboration with MediaStorm, tells the story of the clashes between Kenyan and Ethiopian pastoralists that represent 'some of the world’s first climate-change conflicts' and the increasingly dire drought conditions facing parts of East Africa."
Now E360 takes us to the African continent: “When the Water Ends,” a 16-minute video produced by Yale Environment 360 in collaboration with MediaStorm, tells the story of the clashes between Kenyan and Ethiopian pastoralists that represent 'some of the world’s first climate-change conflicts' and the increasingly dire drought conditions facing parts of East Africa."
E360: The Damming of the Mekong
http://e360.yale.edu/feature/the_damming_of_the_mekong_major_blow_to_an_epic_river/2162/
Another great Yale Environment 360 essay by Fred Pearce: "The Mekong has long flowed freely, supporting one of the world’s great inland fisheries. But China is now building a series of dams on the 2,800-mile river that will restrict its natural flow and threaten the sustenance of tens of millions of Southeast Asians."
Another great Yale Environment 360 essay by Fred Pearce: "The Mekong has long flowed freely, supporting one of the world’s great inland fisheries. But China is now building a series of dams on the 2,800-mile river that will restrict its natural flow and threaten the sustenance of tens of millions of Southeast Asians."
E360: Does Egypt Own the Nile?
http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2297
From Yale's School of Forestry and Environmental Studies: "A dispute between Egypt and upstream African nations has brought to the fore a long-standing controversy over who has rights to the waters of the Nile. The outcome could have profound consequences for the ecological health of the river and for one of the world’s largest tropical wetlands."
From Yale's School of Forestry and Environmental Studies: "A dispute between Egypt and upstream African nations has brought to the fore a long-standing controversy over who has rights to the waters of the Nile. The outcome could have profound consequences for the ecological health of the river and for one of the world’s largest tropical wetlands."
Fast Company: Desalinization
http://www.fastcompany.com/1686239/china-water-crisis-south-north-water-transfer-project-three-gorges-dam
The progressive magazine Fast Company posits a realistic desalinization solution to the world's water crisis. Is it feasible? Find out here.
The progressive magazine Fast Company posits a realistic desalinization solution to the world's water crisis. Is it feasible? Find out here.
China Real Time Report: Mixed Grade for Water Diversion Relocation
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2010/08/26/mixed-grade-for-water-diversion-relocation/
Another mass relocation? From Wall Street Journals' China Real Time Report: "Some 330,000 people are being relocated to expand the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China’s Hubei province as part of a massive and controversial project to divert water from southern China along three canals to the north. The South-to-North Water Transfer Project is estimated to cost $62 billion — far more than even the Three Gorges Dam."
Another mass relocation? From Wall Street Journals' China Real Time Report: "Some 330,000 people are being relocated to expand the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China’s Hubei province as part of a massive and controversial project to divert water from southern China along three canals to the north. The South-to-North Water Transfer Project is estimated to cost $62 billion — far more than even the Three Gorges Dam."
National Geographic: Can China save the Yellow—its Mother River?
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/05/china/yellow-river/larmer-text
"The proliferation of factories, farms, and cities—all products of China's spectacular economic boom is sucking the Yellow River dry. What water remains is being poisoned." That's the essence of this National Geographic report, complete with beautifully rendered photographs. Will China inadvertently destroy the Yellow river, on which its agricultural sector so depends? Read and find out!
"The proliferation of factories, farms, and cities—all products of China's spectacular economic boom is sucking the Yellow River dry. What water remains is being poisoned." That's the essence of this National Geographic report, complete with beautifully rendered photographs. Will China inadvertently destroy the Yellow river, on which its agricultural sector so depends? Read and find out!
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