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More People, More Problems — Water Challenges with Chinese Urbanization
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Recent reports reveal the nation's freshwater challenges and their possible solutions.
Report Urges 10-Year Freeze in Mekong Hydropower Projects
The study responds to the growing private sector interest in the Lower Mekong Basin.
Illinois Company Receives Grant to Export Asian Carp to China
Asian carp are heading home, 40,000 pounds at a time.
Chinese Power Plant Develops Advanced Coal Technology
China attempts to move forward with its clean energy ambitions.
China’s Climate Emissions Are Global Issue, But Water Scarcity Is Greater Domestic Priority
China hosts its first U.N. climate conference as the country works to wed its financial and environmental ambitions.
NASA Compiling Landslide Database to Improve Disaster Response
Landslides killed thousands in Asia last week; NASA researchers are developing a tool for relief efforts.
Flooding Tests Three Gorges Dam, Pollutes Songhua River in China
Chemical pollution is the latest calamity as heavy rains continue to blanket the country with floods.
China’s Oil Spill Threatens International Waters
The world's largest energy consuming country is plagued by potential ecological damage.
Water Scarcity Constrains Food, Energy Security in Vietnam
As the Southeast Asian country battles with climate change, it looks to use less hydropower.
Desert’s Stronger Grip Shakes Inner Mongolia
Circle of Blue revisits seas of dying grass and blowing sand in northern China.
$US9.3 Billion Spent to Protect Watersheds in 2008, Report Says
A report by researchers at Ecosystem Marketplace is the first to catalogue the dollar value of payments to landowners for watershed protection.
The Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region
Images from the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region--including Bhutan, Nepal, China, Tibet and India