(December 11, 2008) China has postponed completion of its multi-billion dollar water transfer scheme to bring water from the Yangtze river to Beijing, citing water pollution and other environmental risks as the reason for pushing the completion date back four years, official media reported last week.
China to strengthen rural water conservation with $2.9 bln
(November 18, 2008) China will spend 20 billion yuan (about 2.9 billion U.S. dollars) on rural water conservation projects as one of the steps it is taking to stimulate domestic demand, the State Council, or the cabinet, said here on Tuesday.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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?”
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 Hebei province starting the end of this month, according to China Daily
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