Clean energy -18,000 MW produced, reduce dependency on coal
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Flooding
Protects 10 million people downstream, cost €500 million to recover from previous flooding
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Shipping
Ships can easily reach the interior of China
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Jobs
20,000 Jobs produced in the short term
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Relocation
1.2 million people relocated, less farmland available, less fertile land and steep ground
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Flood
THe water level will rise by 90 metres, 13 cities will be flooded, temples+historical places lost
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Ecosystems
THe deeper water behind the dam will be colder having an effect on creatures living their,
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Landscape
The area is predominately limestone which the extra water may weaken and erode uickly, silt will rapidly build up behind the dam, more potential earthquakes
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Flooding
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Protects 10 million people downstream, cost €500 million to recover from previous flooding
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