China Water Flashcards
Where was water being transferred from and too
South to north
What countries need the water and why
Beijing and Taiwan
High population density
How much does the project cost
$62 billion
How much water transferred per year
44.8 billion m2 a year
When did work being
How much is completed
2002
2/3 routes completed
How many pumping stations and tunnels of eastern route
9km tunnels and 23 pumping stations
How many cities got clean water
20
How many people benefited
100 million
What can continue do to water supply
Industrial development to increase wealth
What can water irrigation increase
Farming
What does it prevent
Over abstraction
What impacted did flooding have
Destroyed habitats and ecosystems
What can be increased in the south
Water stress
What did raising reservoir do
Flooded land 345000 moved
Received little compensation
Where is it expensive to pay for water
The north
