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China's fresh water resources include 2500 cubic kilometers of mean annual run-off in its rivers and 828.8 cubic kilometers of groundwater recharge.As pumping water draws water from nearby rivers, the total available resource is less than the sum of surface and groundwater, and this is only 2,821.4 cubic kilometers. 80% of these resources are in the South of China. [3]
The South–North Water Transfer Project, also translated as the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, [1] is a multi-decade infrastructure mega-project in China that aims to channel 44.8 cubic kilometers (44.8 billion cubic meters) of fresh water each year [2] from the Yangtze River in southern China to the more arid and industrialized north through three canal systems: [3]
There is little information on activities by NGOs in water supply and sanitation in China. An Association for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation provides training, information exchange, technical assistance, and undertakes research. In terms of foreign NGOs, the NGO Plan, for example, works in China.
BEIJING (Reuters) -China and Japan reached a consensus in August on the discharge of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday, bringing to an ...
The economy runs on water - 85% of water use in China by agriculture and industry and experts project that demand for water may not be met by 2030. [ 3 ] [ 22 ] Food security - The Dry 11 regions account for RMB2.4 trillion or 40% of the total agricultural output value of China.
The Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China is an executive department of the State Council of the People's Republic of China responsible for managing water resources in China. It is the 18th-ranking department of the State Council.
Photo of Kunming, Lake Dian, and Fuxian Lake taken from the ISS.The Lake Dian basin is most affected by water scarcity within the project's scope. [3]Central Yunnan is a region in China where, currently, only 700 m 3 (180,000 U.S. gal) of water is available per capita annually, compared to a 1,700 m 3 (450,000 U.S. gal) recommended minimum.
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