Australia Water Commission considers scarcity pricing
July 24, 2008
AUSTRALIA - When water is scarce, Australians might face steep charges for usage rather than traditional restrictions imposed during times of drought. Read more
Popularity: 2%
Three Gorges exodus complete
July 24, 2008
BEIJING - After four years of migration, over 4 million people have been evacuated from their homes to make way for the waters of China’s gargantuan hydroelectric project. Read more
Popularity: 1%
Up the Yangtze depicts social complexity of China’s Three Gorges Dam
July 21, 2008
TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan - In time for the Beijing Olympics, Up the Yangtze documents a journey into the heart of the Chinese Dream. With her family on the verge of becoming environmental refugees, Yu Shui departs to work for the opportunistic tourism company, Farewell Cruises, on the quickly changing Yangtze River. Read more
Popularity: 4%
Water moguls speculate on rising demand in Asian cities
July 16, 2008
SINGAPORE - As Asian countries like Vietnam and China urbanize, their demand for water increases dramatically, Reuters reports. At a water summit in Singapore, companies such as Black & Veatch, Siemens Water Technologies and Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, indicate their plans to capitalize on Asian countries’ surging demand for the resource.
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Source: Reuters
Popularity: 7%
Climate change report foreshadows Australian hardships
July 16, 2008
SYDNEY - According to a recent government-commissioned report in Australia, the country’s droughts and heatwaves are expected to escalate significantly. According to the Guardian newspaper, the study attributes the increase to climate change. A spell of dry weather renders current public funding for crop irrigation inadequate. Read more
Popularity: 7%
Aussie agreement to manage Murray Darling River Basin
July 14, 2008
AUSTRALIA - Australia’s prime minister, Kevin Rudd, says a new agreement on the Murray Darling basin will mean the river is managed as one body for the first time. Read more
Popularity: 3%
Green Olympics straining water supply
July 14, 2008
BAODING, China - The Beijing Games have been beset by worries that air pollution will impair athletes. Yet Probe International’s study suggests the Games’ thirst for cheap and plentiful water will also leave an environmental burden. Read more
Popularity: 3%
Aquatic canaries - using fish to test city water
July 2, 2008
Taipei, Taiwan - Singaporean scientists have developed a simple automated way to monitor city water supplies: use a computer to watch fish. Read more
Popularity: 8%
Water crisis could collapse Chinese capital
June 30, 2008
BEIJING - Beijing’s water crisis is so critical that the city is facing economic collapse and the need to resettle part of its population in coming decades, a leading development policy group said Friday. Read more
Popularity: 12%
Water access could trigger conflict
June 30, 2008
SINGAPORE - Singapore’s prime minister said on Tuesday that water security may be a source of conflicts, while launching an institute in the city-state to research Asia’s water problems. Read more
Popularity: 9%
