Topic
Environment

January 28, 2023
Nomads, Mountains, and Militarization in the Tibetan Plateau
By Scott Ezell
The eastern Tibetan plateau, once largely untouched by industrial development, has been overtaken by dams, mining, and security forces.

January 27, 2023
Becoming a ‘Sponge City’ at Shenzhen Speed
By Robert C. Thornett
Shenzhen is a prime example of China's Sponge City Program, which aims to both prevent flooding and increase water supply in urban areas.

January 27, 2023
Afghanistan’s Kamal Khan Dam and the Helmand River Treaty
By Ikramuddin Kamil
Neither the Helmand River Treaty nor customary international law denies Afghanistan the right to construct dams over the Helmand River.

January 25, 2023
Sinking Joshimath May Submerge India’s Hydropower Ambitions in the Himalayas
By Snigdhendu Bhattacharya
Large-scale land subsidence in the pilgrimage town has prompted widespread resistance to the construction of dams.

January 14, 2023
Japan Eyes Delay of Fukushima Plant Water Release
By Mari Yamaguchi
The plan to released treated radioactive wastewater has been fiercely opposed by local residents and Japan's neighbors, including China and South Korea.

January 06, 2023
India Approves $2.3 Billion to Develop Green Hydrogen
By Sibi Arasu
Green hydrogen is hydrogen that is produced through the electrolysis of water, powered by electricity generated from renewable sources of energy.

December 29, 2022
Transboundary Water Governance is a Regional Security Issue in Asia
By Genevieve Donnellon-May and Zhang Hongzhou
Careful management of hydropower resources is essential to ensure its positive impacts on climate change and avoid transboundary river conflicts.

December 28, 2022
Cambodia Seeks UNESCO World Heritage Status to Protect a Mekong Biodiversity Hotspot
By Tom Fawthrop
This potentially spectacular success story for global conservation could be derailed if a huge dam project gets the green light.

December 17, 2022
China’s Five-Year National Water Security Plan
By Genevieve Donnellon-May
How does China's first five-year plan for national water security attempt to tackle the country's most pressing water challenges?

December 09, 2022
China’s Super Hydropower Dam and Fears of Sino-Indian Water Wars
By Genevieve Donnellon-May
The already-fraught relationship between China and India is becoming even more tense over Beijing’s plans to build a “super hydropower dam” in Tibet.

December 08, 2022
Screaming for Mercy, All Along the Mekong
By Luke Hunt
A conversation with the veteran British journalist and filmmaker Tom Fawthrop.

December 08, 2022
Toxic Winter: The ‘Slow Violence’ of Air Pollution in Mongolia
By Elena Gordillo Fuertes
Ulaanbaatar’s toxic air is taking a heavy toll, especially on already disadvantaged and vulnerable populations.
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