(July 9, 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.
Beijing Olympics soaking up water supplies
(July 7, 2008) Probe International says that, “the city’s 200 or so rivers and streams are drying up and many of the city’s reservoirs are nearly empty.”
Pekín se bebe toda el agua
(July 5, 2008) Spanish newspaper P√∫blico reports on Beijing’s water crisis.
CHINA: ‘Within a generation Beijing will cease to exist’
(July 1, 2008) According to a newly published report by Probe International, Beijing’s 200 or so rivers and streams are drying up and many of the city’s reservoirs are nearly empty.
Cost of Thailand’s hydro imports from Laos and Burma set to increase
(June 27, 2008) Thailand’s policy to increase reliance on large hydro projects in neighbouring Lao PDR and Burma just got more expensive.
Independent groups warn Olympics exacerbating Beijing’s water crisis
(June 27, 2008) Chinese environmental activists are warning that the August Olympics are putting pressure on and will further exacerbate Beijing’s already severe water shortage.
For the Olympics, prohibited to protest or speak with foreign journalists
(June 27, 2008) From April 1 to the end of October, dissidents in Shanghai are prohibited from speaking with foreign journalists, leaving the city, protesting, or petitioning the government.
Beijing faces turmoil due to water crisis: Probe International
(June 27, 2008) Experts predict the Chinese capital could run out of water in five to 10 years, according to Grainne Ryder, policy director at Probe International.
PRESS RELEASE Beijing’s Water Crisis: 1949-2008 Olympics
(June 26, 2008) Beijing’s Water Transfers Like ‘Quenching Thirst by Drinking Poison,’ Says Report
Beijing’s Water Crisis: 1949-2008 Olympics with 2010 Update
(June 26, 2008) Beijing’s policy of draining surrounding regions to ease water shortages in the ancient capital is akin to "quenching thirst by drinking poison," according to a new report by Probe International’s Beijing-based researchers. Now with a 2010 Update.
Beijing’s water supply in state of crisis
(June 26, 2008) China’s ambitious hopes for a "green" Beijing Olympics have magnified, not relieved, the city’s reckless dependence on water from strained underground supplies and a mammoth canal project, a critical report says.
PI Report: Beijing’s Water Crisis: 1949-2008 Olympics
(June 26, 2008) Beijing’s policy of draining surrounding regions to ease water shortages in the ancient capital is akin to "quenching thirst by drinking poison," according to a new report by Probe International’s Beijing-based researchers.
Beijing’s water supply in state of crisis
(June 26, 2008) China’s ambitious hopes for a “green” Beijing Olympics have magnified, not relieved, the city’s reckless dependence on water from strained underground supplies and a mammoth canal project, a critical reports says.
Olympics water diversion scheme starts this month
(March 11, 2008) To ensure Beijing has enough water for the Olympic games this August, about 300 million cubic
metres of water will be diverted from drought-stricken Hebei province starting the end of this month.
Tremors in China’s road to recovery
(June 11, 2008) While earthquake damage sustained by the country’s dams may pose serious threats, many are turning to the dams themselves for explanations. Probe International Fellow Dai Qing says: “We must look carefully at the questions: How do dams impact earthquakes? How do earthquakes impact dams?”
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