China South North Water Transfer Project
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- Created on: 02-02-20 15:22
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- About
- China South-North Water Transfer Project
- Reducing Poverty?
- China average income is low at $7594/year.
- SN Water Project aims to decrease poverty by improving water access.
- Will increase development etc.
- Makes China 'drought proof'
- During 2010 drought economic damage of $3.5 billion.
- Improves health
- 11% cancers of digestive system caused by bad water.
- $80 mil spent by gov. to reduce water pollution.
- Impacts
- By 2015 it has cost $79 billion (supposed to cost $62 bil)
- Completed line to Beijing has provided safe water to over 21 mil ppl.
- Over 330,000 people displaced for building of pipeline.
- Reducing Poverty?
- Aims to tackle disparities with location-based water stress.
- Lack of water in Beijing etc.
- 'Top down', large scale water supply strategy.
- Construction began in 2002.
- Plan is to divert 44.8 billion cubic metres of water to the North.
- Each province is required to appoint company to oversee administration of water.
- China South-North Water Transfer Project
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