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Q&A: Jennifer Turner on Water Challenges for Growing China

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"China is a very energy hungry country, so it’s not surprising that they are damming the rivers."

World’s Largest Rivers Are Losing Water, New Study Says

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One-third of the 925 rivers analyzed from 1948 to 2004 have showed “significant changes” in water levels.

New Report: Turbid Water Stirs Up Future of Insecurity for Asia

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Asia faces unprecedented water challenges, experts say, but solutions are within reach.

Down and Drought: Billions Needed to Rescue China’s Agriculture

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China has not seen weather this dry in 50 years.

Outsourcing Irrigation, Farming Discontent

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World Economic Forum Report Warns Water Scarcity May Breed New…

Water Management is a Money Issue, World Bank tells China

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In a recently released report, the World Bank applauds China…

The World’s Water: Hard Facts Point Toward the Soft Path

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Experts say water crises can be averted with better management,…

Three Gorges Dam Causes Havoc as Water Levels Rise

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BEIJING -- The hydroelectric feat that displaced over a million…

Mapping Thirst: New UN Graphics Predict Changes in Water Supply

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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has recently…

Going against the Flow: India, Bangladesh worry China may Divert Water from Tibet

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Downstream worries about the environment, agriculture and politics.

Toxic Yellow River Intensifies ‘China’s Sorrow’

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BEIJING -- One third of China's Yellow River is now poisonous…

Overcoming the sanitation stigma: An interview with author Rose George

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In an interview with Circle of Blue, freelance journalist and…