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1) China faces significant water scarcity issues, with nearly a quarter of its land classified as desert and 300 million people having limited water supply. 2) Tibet contains the largest volume of fresh frozen water on earth in its glaciers and supplies nearly a third of the world's population with water, making it critically important to China's water security. 3) China has already dammed every major river on the Tibetan Plateau, and is considering diverting the Brahmaputra River away from India, which could increase tensions between the two countries over water rights.

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Water Futures Featured Futurists: Eric Semler, Molly Myers and David Collett
¡°Whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting over.¡± ¨C Mark Twain
Scarcity
China ¡°With almost a quarter of its land classified as desert, China ranks as the world¡¯s most arid country.¡± ¡°An estimated 300 million people in China have limited supply of water¡± (Sinha, 2011, p. 422).
China ¡°The south has a lot of water, the north little¡­ if possible, it is okay to lend a little water.¡± ¨C Mao Zedong
China and India ¡°Water is becoming a key security issue in Sino-Indian relations and a potential source of enduring discord.¡± ¡°China and India are water-stressed economies¡± (Chellaney, 2009, p. 38).
Allocation
Tibet ¡°It has also been called ¡®The Third Pole¡¯ because next to the North and South Poles, its glaciers contain the largest volume of fresh frozen water on earth¡± (Borges, 2013, p. 114).
Tibet ¡°More importantly, it is known as ¡®The Water Tower of Asia¡¯ since the rivers flowing out of those glaciers supply nearly a third of the world¡¯s population with their water¡± (Borges, 2013, p. 114).
Tibet ¡°Without Tibet, China¡¯s hydrological supremacy would be overturned from water independence to dependence¡± (Sinha, 2011, p. 423).
History ¡°China has already dammed every major river on the Tibetan Plateau ¨C including the Mekong, the Salween, the Brahmaputra, the Yangtze, the Yellow, the Indus, the Sutlej, the Shwelie and the Karnali¡± (Chellaney, 2011, p. 308).
Discussion China is considering diverting the Brahmaputra River away from India and into China (Chellaney, 2009, p. 38). What are possible outcomes if China follows through with this plan?
Allocation China and India will need to negotiate the use of water in the future. ¡°For that to happen, water has to become a source of cooperation, not conflict¡± (Chellaney, 2009, p. 39).
Trends
Trends ? Future conflicts will be over water. ? As the world population increases, scarcity of water will increase. ? Tension between China and India will increase. ? Tibet is critically important to China and will remain critically important. ? Riparian states will continue to negotiate treaties over water rights.
Water is the driving force of all nature. - Leonardo da Vinci
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References ? Borges, P. (2013). Tibet: culture on the edge. World Literature Today, 87(2), 112-117. ? Chellaney, B. (2009). Coming water wars. The International Economy, 23(4), 38-39. ? Chellaney, B. (2011). Water: Asia's new battleground. Contemporary Southeast Asia, 24(2), 307-308. ? Sinha, U. K. (2011). China: geopolitics of a thirsty nation. Indian Foreign Affairs Journal, 6(4), 422-436.

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Water Futures Eric

  • 1. Water Futures Featured Futurists: Eric Semler, Molly Myers and David Collett
  • 2. ¡°Whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting over.¡± ¨C Mark Twain
  • 4. China ¡°With almost a quarter of its land classified as desert, China ranks as the world¡¯s most arid country.¡± ¡°An estimated 300 million people in China have limited supply of water¡± (Sinha, 2011, p. 422).
  • 5. China ¡°The south has a lot of water, the north little¡­ if possible, it is okay to lend a little water.¡± ¨C Mao Zedong
  • 6. China and India ¡°Water is becoming a key security issue in Sino-Indian relations and a potential source of enduring discord.¡± ¡°China and India are water-stressed economies¡± (Chellaney, 2009, p. 38).
  • 8. Tibet ¡°It has also been called ¡®The Third Pole¡¯ because next to the North and South Poles, its glaciers contain the largest volume of fresh frozen water on earth¡± (Borges, 2013, p. 114).
  • 9. Tibet ¡°More importantly, it is known as ¡®The Water Tower of Asia¡¯ since the rivers flowing out of those glaciers supply nearly a third of the world¡¯s population with their water¡± (Borges, 2013, p. 114).
  • 10. Tibet ¡°Without Tibet, China¡¯s hydrological supremacy would be overturned from water independence to dependence¡± (Sinha, 2011, p. 423).
  • 11. History ¡°China has already dammed every major river on the Tibetan Plateau ¨C including the Mekong, the Salween, the Brahmaputra, the Yangtze, the Yellow, the Indus, the Sutlej, the Shwelie and the Karnali¡± (Chellaney, 2011, p. 308).
  • 12. Discussion China is considering diverting the Brahmaputra River away from India and into China (Chellaney, 2009, p. 38). What are possible outcomes if China follows through with this plan?
  • 13. Allocation China and India will need to negotiate the use of water in the future. ¡°For that to happen, water has to become a source of cooperation, not conflict¡± (Chellaney, 2009, p. 39).
  • 15. Trends ? Future conflicts will be over water. ? As the world population increases, scarcity of water will increase. ? Tension between China and India will increase. ? Tibet is critically important to China and will remain critically important. ? Riparian states will continue to negotiate treaties over water rights.
  • 16. Water is the driving force of all nature. - Leonardo da Vinci
  • 17. Join the Movement Please join our movement to bring awareness to the trends surrounding this issue. Visit our site at: www.waterfutures.wordpress.com Find us on Twitter: @WaterFuturesNSU and @H2Oisourfuture
  • 20. References ? Borges, P. (2013). Tibet: culture on the edge. World Literature Today, 87(2), 112-117. ? Chellaney, B. (2009). Coming water wars. The International Economy, 23(4), 38-39. ? Chellaney, B. (2011). Water: Asia's new battleground. Contemporary Southeast Asia, 24(2), 307-308. ? Sinha, U. K. (2011). China: geopolitics of a thirsty nation. Indian Foreign Affairs Journal, 6(4), 422-436.