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Asia's Troubled Water

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2025

Brahma Chellaney
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Asia's water woes are worsening. Already the world's driest continent inper capita terms, Asia now faces a severe drought that has parched a vast region extending from southern Vietnam to central India. This has exacerbated political tensions, because it has highlighted the impact of China's dam-building policy on the environment and on water flows to the dozen countries located downstream.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 14 , Issue 10 , May 2016 , e4
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