Asia Environmental News: 15 Oct 08
- Pollution may hit Himalayan monsoon clouds (Reuters) – A new report by scientists in France and Italy found that higher levels of pollution in Asia may affect cloud formation in the Himalayas, disrupting monsoons and thawing glaciers.
- From water-scarce island to hydrohub (Business Times via Wildsingapore) - Singapore has evolved from a water-scarce nation into a global hydrohub of solutions and technologies for the water industry.
- China plans string of dams in south Tibet (The Guardian) – China is planning to build new dams in southern Tibet to boost its electricity supply, although previous proposals are controversial because of their impact on the environment, local people and communities.
- Singapore’s BCA Green Mark debuts in Malaysia, set to go beyond (Business Times via Wildsingapore) – Some green building developers from countries such as Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and China are adopting the Green Mark scheme developed by the Building and Construction Authority.
- China’s poor Anhui gears up for nuclear plant (Reuters) - China’s poor eastern Anhui province is hoping to build a 4 GW nuclear plant to supply 30 billion kwh of power annually to the southern part of Anhui, Shanghai and the Yangtze River Delta.
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