(August 14, 2008) Overexploitation of underground supplies.
China conservation efforts aid aquifer levels
(August 28, 2008) China claims underground water levels in Beijing are rising this year, reversing a nearly decadelong decline, in part because of conservation efforts tied to the Olympics, reports the Wall Street Journal. Probe International and Chinese environmentalists are skeptical.
China denies Games a strain on Beijing’s water
(August 13, 2008) Chinese officials denied on Wednesday that the Beijing Games were putting pressure on water resources in and around the parched capital.
Let’s discuss water scarcity
(August 6, 2008) The Olympics have swung the focus of international attention to China’s many achievements and problems, but water shortage is not just a local issue affecting Beijing and surrounding areas.
Water crisis exacerbated by games, report says
(June 27, 2008) The Olympics is contributing to Beijing’s worsening water crisis by increasing use of it for sports venues and prestige projects like giant musical fountains, according to a report released by Probe International.
Beijing’s water policies add to crisis, report says
(June 27, 2008) Water use is expected to surge by 30 percent during the Games, according to Probe International report.
Beijing ‘running out of water’
(June 27, 2008) Beijing is running out of water, says a report by Probe International.
Green Games race against grime
(July 8, 2008) In response to a Probe International report, Beijing Water Authority’s Bi Xiaogang said that the city’s heavy reliance on shrinking groundwater reserves was not ideal.
Chinese environmentalists and scholars appeal for dam safety assessments in geologically unstable south-west China
(July 8, 2008) Experts and environmental activists have submitted a petition asking the Chinese government to reassess the safety of large-scale dam projects and make their findings public.
Report: Olympic water diversions short-term solution for Beijing’s water crisis
(June 26, 2008) Plans to divert water to Beijing for the Olympic Games are shortsighted and will not ease the city’s severe water crisis, says a report released by Probe International.
Green Olympics not so green for some
(August 1, 2008) As Beijing rounds the last turn in the final lap of its preparations for the Olympics, residents in other parts of China are left counting the cost of what the games means for them.
Beijing’s water crisis
(July 26, 2008) Within a generation Beijing may cease to exist, environmentalists warn.
Beijing to plant 40 million flowers for Games
(July 22, 2008) Beijing’s planting of thousands of hectares of lawn and trees has been criticized by some environmentalists who say the city of more than 16 million people can ill afford to divert scarce water reserves for their upkeep.
Chinese geology experts question South-North Water Diversion Scheme’s viability
(August 31, 2007) Officially it’s the answer to northern China’s water crisis but senior Chinese geologists and experts are not confident that the central government’s plans for diverting water from the upper Yangtze into the parched Yellow River valley is worth the extraordinary risk and cost.
Olympics suck up China’s already scarce water
(July 14, 2008) “The 500,000 foreign visitors expected to visit Beijing will certainly get to see some beautiful waterworks, such as the largest fountain in the world in Shunyi. No problem! But the question is: what will happen after the Games? How will people cope?” asks journalist Dai Qing.
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