The Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau says the rivers and lakes in the capital’s downtown are generally in terrible condition.
Lack of safe drinking water is a daily problem in China
Chemical spills, rampant pollution and poor stewardship of the land have tainted much of the nation’s water supply, and the ground water under 90 percent of China’s cities is contaminated.
Wetlands expert: China should think outside the flooding box with Three Gorges Dam
“Nature is going to see something it’s never seen before. There is no ecosystem that has such an exaggerated change in flooding levels, even the Amazon River in South America. This annual variation in water levels will be unlike any other natural river system in the world. If done properly, ecological engineering can minimize some of the impact,” said Mitsch, also director of the Wilma H. Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park at Ohio State.
Drought leaves 78,000 people short of drinking water in central China
(October 22, 2008) Authorities in central China are considering closing polluting factories and opening a large reservoir to ease a drought that has left 78,000 rural people short of drinking water.
PI ANALYSIS: Beijing’s on-again off-again water crisis
(October 3, 2008) Beijing’s water crisis is back in the news after a few months’ hiatus around the Olympic Games.
Hebei turns on the tap as drought grips Beijing
(September 18, 2008) A water shortage in Beijing is being tackled with an emergency diversion of 300 million cubic meters of water from Hebei Province that started at 10 a.m. on Thursday.
Water Crisis in North China
(October 2, 2008) Beijing’s demand for water is putting pressure on upstream Hebei and Shanxi provinces to tap new supplies. South Wind Window reporter Tian Lei investigates north China’s devastating water crisis.
Hebei Water Resources Bureau announces water transfer to Beijing
(October 2, 2008) The following is a translation of an article that appeared on the Hebei Water Resources Bureau’s website describing the controversial water transfer project that will transport 300 million cubic metres of water from drought-stricken Hebei province to Beijing.
Water from Hebei eases Beijing water shortage
(September 29, 2008) During the six months, some 1.3 million tonnes of water will arrive in Beijing everyday via a newly-dug 307-km underground canal, which forms part of the middle route of the project.
Will Veolia Environnement Crack the Chinese Water Market?
(September 24, 2008) Veolia Environnement (VE) is a global leader in the provision of water infrastructure. It is a massive company, with revenues in 2007 of 32.6 billion euros (about $48 billion) and an after-tax profit of 927.9 million euros ($1.37 billion). It achieved good growth in its June 2008 half-year results, and expects its profits to grow for the full year.
The true cost of coal in China
In 2007 alone, the total external costs of coal use in China reached RMB 1.7 trillion, equal to 7.1 per cent of China’s 2007 GDP. A new report on the true cost […]
Beijing taps emergency water supply
(September 18, 2008) Probe International Fellow Dai Qing is surprised that Beijing is diverting water from Hebei province weeks after the government announced it wouldn’t need to do so for the Olympics.
Beijing promises stable power, water supply for Olympics
(August 4, 2008) Beijing’s power and water supply capacity will adequately meet the demand during the upcoming Olympics, an official said in Beijing Monday.
Water crisis plumbs new depths
(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.
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