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21 Apr 2022 BEIJING
China: $5.6 Billion USD For Water Conservation Projects
China Development Bank and Agricultural Development Bank of China are focusing on major water conservation projects, including flood prevention, disaster relief, rural water supply and others. Funds have already been released.
10 Apr 2021 NANJING
China: Flood Risk To New "Silk Road"
Global warming is greening the deserts of Xinjiang as rising temperatures lead to doubling of rainfall over half a century. Scientists warn infrastructure planning and quality standards need to be updated to prepare for "lots of water".
4 Feb 2021 HAMILTON, Canada
The Growing Threat Posed By Ageing Dams
The world's dam-building spree from 1930 to 1970 is catching up with some nations as they face the risks of a crumbling infrastructure exacerbated by climate change. "Ageing Water Storage Infrastructure: An Emerging Global Risk", a report published in January by the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), identifies that most of the world’s 58,700 large dams were built during that period with a design life of 50 to 100 years, with 93 Percent of them located in just 25 countries...
17 Dec 2020 WASHINGTON DC, United States
US-funded "Mekong Dam Monitor" Launches
A new, United States-funded real-time data platform using remote sensing is designed to bring transparency to dam operations in China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia. While the platform will aid understanding of the effects of upstream dams, it may also exacerbate US-China rivalry in the basin...
15 Dec 2020 BEIJING
Eco-conservation In China's Yellow River Basin
Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng has called for efforts to advance eco-conservation and high-quality development of the Yellow River basin. Han stressed regarding water resources as the biggest constraint on the development of population, cities and industries. More efforts should be made to protect and restore ecological systems, focus on improving water quality and step up comprehensive treatment of environmental pollution...
8 Dec 2020 NEW DELHI, India
China Mega Dam Plan Sparks Alarm In Downstream India, Bangladesh
PowerChina has announced plans to construct up to 60 gigawatts (GW) of hydropower capacity on the Yarlung Tsangpo River (known in downstream India as the Brahmaputra River) in The Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), prompting concern from downstream riparian countries.The plans for the project, described as being three times the capacity of the Three Gorges Dam, are viewed in China as a “historic opportunity” to increase China’s clean energy plan and to support the country’s water supply security...
9 Nov 2020 JIAMUSI
New Irrigation Methodology Benefits Heilongjiang Rice Farmers
Heilongjiang province, a major rice producer, has adopted irrigation methods in more than half of its rice planting areas in a bid to curb over use of water. The new irrigation approach is being used in 2 million hectares of the province's 3.8 million hectares of rice fields, said the Heilongjiang Department of Water Resources...
3 Nov 2020 VIENTIENE, Laos
China Will Provide Year-round Water Data To Mekong River Commission
China has agreed to provide year-round water data to the Mekong River Commission (MRC), to improve river monitoring, and flood and drought forecasting in downstream Mekong basin countries.Over the last 18 years, China has shared water and rainfall data from June to October (in the flood season) from two hydrological stations located on the Upper Mekong mainstream...
11 Aug 2020 BEIJING
Recurrent China Flooding Will Benefit Steel Industry
A standstill in construction activities following heavy rain and massive floods in China recently dampened local steel demand in certain regions, but market watchers believe demand will benefit from water infrastructure projects worth 1.29 trillion Chinese yuan that the Chinese government recently committed to construct for long-term flood prevention...
11 Aug 2020 DHAKA, Bangladesh
Bangladesh To Seek Chinese Support For Teesta River Restoration Project
Bangladesh’s Ministry of Water Resources is set to seek funding for an estimated $985 Million USD to implement a “Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project”, possibly with support from China, as discussions with India over management of the river are perceived to have been unproductive...
29 Apr 2020 Conakry, Guinea
China-funded Guinea Dam Breaches Human Rights Of Displaced Communities
A new report from research and advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) describes construction of the Republic of Guinea's Souapiti dam as breaching human rights requirements for displaced persons. The group examines the impact of the 450 megawatt dam on the villages and hamlets that are affected by the flooding of the reservoir and the lack of support provided by the government of Guinea president Alpha Conde...
16 Dec 2019 BEIJING
China Announces Extension Of South-North Water Diversion Project
China plans to expand the world’s largest water-diversion project, aiming to double the amount of water it can transfer from the flood-prone south to its dry northern cities, government officials said Thursday.