The Yarlung Tansgpo / Brahmaputra dam shows we often don’t know how to deal with rivers that cross national borders.

O N APRIL 23RD, the day after a brutal terrorist attack in Indian-administrated Kashmir, a region claimed by both India and ...

International experts raised serious concerns over China’s proposed “Great Bend Dam” on the Yarlung Tsangpo river—known as the Brahmaputra in India—warning that the massive hydropower project could ...

For instance, China recently approved the construction of the world’s largest hydroelectric dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet. The dam will provide enormous amounts of clean energy ...

Tensions are rising between India and Pakistan over Indus water sharing. India is considering stopping water flow to Pakistan ...

Reports suggest the colossal development will require at least 420 km of tunnels to be drilled through the Namcha Barwa Mountain, diverting the flow of the Yarlung Tsangpo River. The risks to ...

India is angry at Pakistan seeking help from China, which only complicates the issue of the Indus Waters Treaty (ITW) further ...

China recently approved the construction of the world's largest hydropower dam, across the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet. When fully up and running, it will be the world's largest power plant ...

These ideas can be applied to rivers in the news right now. For instance, China recently approved the construction of the world’s largest hydroelectric dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet. The ...

China recently approved the construction of the world's largest hydropower dam, across the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet. When fully up and running, it will be the world's largest power plant ...