China is facing a growing water crisis that threatens not only its economy but also global markets. Home to 21% of the world's population, the country is battling extreme droughts and record-breaking ...

China’s actions upstream may have dramatic consequences on the lower reaches influencing water flow, floods, sedimentation levels, presence of a variety of wildlife as well as people’s ...

Despite the water crisis, as well as Beijing and Washington’s mutual desire to reduce their economic interdependence, China’s hold on key energy supply chains will likely increase.

Over the past year getting clean water has been a struggle for many in China. In February one of the most severe droughts to hit China in a half-century affected some 5 million people and 2.5 ...

Related Article: China's Coming Energy Crisis This scenario is only expected to worsen. By 2020, 30 million Chinese are expected to be displaced by water stress.

The water crisis is also hitting China's main energy source, coal, which requires large amounts of water to extract and convert into power. IN-DEPTH. Global Drought Threatens Water, Food Supplies.

China’s Water Pollution Crisis . According to one report, “up to 40 percent of China’s rivers were seriously polluted” and “20 percent were so polluted their water quality ...

China’s environmental crisis is one of the most pressing challenges to emerge from the country’s rapid industrialization. Its economic rise, in which GDP grew on average 10 percent each year ...

China’s Growing Water Crisis. Elizabeth Economy Aug 9, 2011 October 18, 2022. Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) ...

Mr Parton believes a water crisis, which could involve widespread energy shortages and spiking food prices, is inevitable. If the government delays in taking action to reduce demand, he says ...