| ID | 147038 |
| Title Proper | Water and peace |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Likhacheva, Anastasia |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In early May, a week apart, Russia's Minister of Agriculture Alexander Tkachev and presidential economic advisor Sergei Glazyev spoke of exporting Russian fresh water. The minister came out with a radical proposal to export surplus water from hydroelectric power plants in the Altai region to Chinas Xinjiang via Kazakhstan. Glazyev took a more market-oriented approach. He proposed "collecting, purifying, treating and exporting fresh water." In former years, Moscow's ex-mayor Yuri Luzhkov also proposed exporting Russia's water resources, and in 2013 the Economic Development Ministry considered the idea, too. Now this idea has emerged in a different context, but its essence is the same--to get a lot of money without making much effort by selling natural resources that cost nothing to the country. |
| `In' analytical Note | Russia in Global Affairs Vol.14,No. 3; Jul-Sep 2016: p. 95-108 |
| Journal Source | Russia in Global Affairs 2016-07 14, 3 |
| Key Words | Global Competition ; Fresh Water ; Water and Peace ; Global Water Challenge |