This Hydrologist Tracks Chinese Dam Building Through Satellite Imagery
Hydrologist and environmental risk consultant William Nicholls discusses the open-source intelligence now available for tracking the expansion of China's Great Bend hydropower project, highlighting how satellite-based monitoring is transforming ecological oversight. He explores the role of India's soon-to-be-launched NISAR satellite, the future use of Synthetic Aperture Radar's S-band for monitoring riparian ecosystems and the importance of regional cooperation and improved data sharing between China, India and Bangladesh to enhance water management and ecological protection of the Brahmaputra River.
