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