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Drought at source
(May 20, 2011) China’s South-North Water Diversion project may have little water to spare for Beijing. Continue reading
Bankers join environmentalists in alarm over Beijing’s water crisis
(May 5, 2011) Beijing’s water shortage is one of the main factors thwarting the region’s sustainable economic growth, say bankers who have joined environmentalists in sounding the alarm over the city’s “chronic water deficit.” Continue reading
Posted in Beijing Water, Chinese Environmentalists, South-North Water Diversion Project
Tagged Beijing, Beijing Water, Beijing Water Crisis, Beijing's water crisis, Chinese Environmentalists, Dai Qing, Danjiangkou dam, drought, environmentalists, Haihe River basin, Han River, HSBC, Patricia Adams, Probe International, South-North Water Diversion Project, water crisis, water markets, water pollution, water prices, water trading, Yangtze
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China to relocate 190,000 people for south-north water diversion project this year
(February 26, 2011) Official Chinese media reports that 190,000 more people will be relocated this year as part of the south-north water diversion project. Continue reading
China bids to ease drought with $1bn emergency water aid
(February 11, 2011) The Chinese government plans to spend $1 billion to divert water, construct emergency wells and improve irrigation in an effort to “head off a destabilising level of stress over water.” Current drought conditions are the worst that China has seen in 60 years. Continue reading
Posted in Beijing Water, South-North Water Diversion Project
Tagged Baita reservoir, Beijing Water, china drought, Dam, environment, irrigation, Shandong, Si river, Sishui, water diversion, well
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China’s north-south water diversion project hits 115 billion yuan according to Chinese state news agency
(January 24, 2011) The following article is reprinted from Xinhuanet, China’s state news agency. Continue reading
Whitewash: Beijing uses water to create fake snow as drought continues
(January 17, 2011) As Beijing suffers through its decades-long drought—with no precipitation for the last ten weeks—officials think it wise to use water from nearby lakes to provide residents with what is becoming a novel experience: snowfall. Continue reading
Scientists Push Desalination To Meet Water Shortages
(December 30, 2010) While China faces grave water shortages, researchers at institutions across the country are working on new water- saving and desalination technologies that they hope can alleviate the crisis in the crucial years to come. Continue reading
