Agriculture
China pushing water uphill
IPN Opinion article
China has a water crisis, ranging from flood to regular drought, but the Three Gorges Dam did not prevent the current murderous floods and an even bigger project will not guarantee fresh water to the dry north: China needs a dose of Chile.
Green protectionism vs. growth
IPN Opinion article
As world delegates tried in Bonn (9-11 April to revive the climate-change talks that collapsed in Copenhagen, the USA and other rich countries were working on protectionist carbon tariffs that will harm their own economies and harm the poor even more. On top of that, these "border measures" or "adaptation mechanisms" will not even have much effect on emissions.
