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16 Feb 2021 BEIJING

Southern China Drought Leaves Hundreds Of Thousands Facing Drinking Water Shortages

Hundreds of thousands of people in southern and eastern parts of China are facing drinking water shortages as a result of months of reduced rainfall, the central government says. The Ministry of Water Resources said on Thursday that more than 500,000 hectares of arable land had been affected by the drought, leaving 330,000 people in rural areas without a sufficient supply of potable water...

16 Feb 2021 BEIJING

New Expansion Of China's South-North Water Transfer Project

China will expand a massive project that diverts water from the Yangtze River Basin to the drought-prone north this year, making the Xiong'an New Area in Hebei province one of the new beneficiaries.Almost 9.5 billion cubic meters of water was diverted through the South-North Water Diversion Project last year, taking the total amount diverted to more than 40 billion cubic meters, Jiang Xuguang, chairman of South-North Water Diversion Group, told the company's annual work conference on Friday...

21 Jan 2021 EDINBURGH, United Kingdom

The Unexpected, Symbiotic Connection Between Water And Cryptocurrencies

The rapid proliferation of cryptocurrencies in recent years (with Bitcoin the most prominent) is raising environmental concerns, and water resources deployed for hydropower are becoming central to the discourse. Bitcoin may exist purely in the digital world, but the process that supports it is extremely energy intensive...

13 Jan 2021 BEIJING, China

China Government Approves Yangtze Conservation Legislation

The government of China has approved a new law on Yangtze River conservation, following a third review, which will take effect on March 1 2021. The new legislation is part of China’s efforts to protect the country’s “mother river” which stretches over 6,300km.This is the first time China has passed legislation on an individual water basin and it marks the country’s first steps on its journey to river sustainable development...

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3 Jan 2021 BEIJING

Extensive Yangtze Protection Legislation Approved

China has passed a landmark law to protect the country’s longest and largest river, the Yangtze, to better conserve the much-beleaguered waterway’s ecology and environment. The Yangtze River Protection Law is the first river basin legislation in the country and covers a range of issues, from curbing water pollution to protecting endangered aquatic-species and relocating hazard chemical plants...

8 Dec 2020 BEIJING, China

China Dramatically Accelerates Cloud Seeding Capacity

China has announced plans to expand its experimental cloud seeding programme fivefold by 2025. According to a circular issued by the State Council, the government will deploy breakthroughs in research and development in key technologies, improvements in modernisation and services, enchancement of safety risk prevention, and an enabling policy environment...

7 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines

Investment To Improve Water Resources of River Basin in China's Yunnan Province

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of China have agreed to collaborate in a $234.6 Million USD project to clean up water resources and the environment of the Sayu River Basin in Yunnan Province.The project includes programmes to strengthen wastewater management and pollution control...

10 Sep 2020 GENEVA, Switzerland

Catastrophic Decline In Freshwater Biodiversity Requires Urgent Global Action

Humanity’s destruction of nature is having catastrophic impacts on wildlife populations, human health and all aspects of our lives, reveals WWF’s Living Planet Report 2020. This loss of biodiversity is not only an environmental issue but a development, economic, global security, ethical and moral one too...

25 Aug 2020 CHONGQING, China

Flooding Throughout Sichuan Province; Three Gorges Dam Reaches Record Inflow Levels; Massive Economic Losses

A new surge in heavy rain and upstream flooding on the Yangtze River has caused many riverside businesses to shut down, whle shipments along the river were halted on 18 August, affecting deliveries to manufactureers.Many Chinese factories were forced to halt production in February and March due to the coronavirus outbreak...

20 Jul 2020 BEIJING, China

China Response To Disastrous Flood Season

China President Xi Jinping has urged local governments and communist party members to take responsibility in flood-triggered disaster prevention and relief work as large parts of China struggle with disastrous seasonal flooding. Xi made the remarks during a 17 July meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the party Central Committee...

14 Jul 2020 BEIJING

Implementing China's Yangtze River Fishing Ban

As the fishing ban in the Yangtze River basin is an important measure to protect the river and improve the ecological environment, a government circular has called on local governments to make targeted plans to relocate fishermen and help them find new jobs, while increasing fiscal funds to ensure subsidies for the affected...

6 Jul 2020 BEIJING, China

China Releases Water From Three Gorges Dam To Alleviate Flooding As Torrential Rains Persist

China's Ministry of Water Resources upgraded its emergency response for flood control from Level Four to Level Three on 4 July, as incessant rains continue across the country. Level One is the highest level of response.Water levels in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River as well as Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake have been rising as a result of sustained rainfall...