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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