WATER CRISIS in China
Consequence
Dieseases transmitted through infected water
Reproductive issues in fish and amphibians
Disease rate increases, Cancer and etc.
Resbonsibilty
Residents responsible too
China Government
Causes
climate change
Agriculture runoff and drawing on groundwater
Risk of saltwater intrusion
pollution
Untreated sewage
Industrial wastewater discharge
Melting of glaciers
affecting
Indus river
Mekong river
Yangtze
irrational industrial structure
overuse of underground water supplies
Solution
Deep Tunnel Sewage System
Desalination
Raising the water price
Recycling of waste water
National water rights system
Constructing dams and reservoirs
Background information
China only has 1/4 of fresh water per year
North China is chronically short of water and subject to frequent droughts.
Definition
supply of fresh water does not fulfill demand
severe water resource problem
