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Scarcity of Water and Land Shifts Geography of Food Production and Irrigation Networks to China’s Northeast
Rich land, ample water, and human persistence have turned virgin prairie into the primary breadbasket for China, the world’s largest nation and second-largest economy that is pursuing grain production with a single-minded purpose.
The Stream, November 5: China’s Water Supply Could Limit Development
China’s Communist Party set moderate economic development targets that now appear difficult to achieve. China is running low on the water necessary to generate the power it needs to meet those goals, The Wall Street Journal reported. China’s undersea oil and gas reserves could be the largest in the world, scientists estimate. Conflict in the […]
Food Supply, Fracking, and Water Scarcity Challenge China’s Juggernaut Economy
New project finds that building the world’s fastest-growing economy risks public safety and tests global resource limits. Photo © J. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue An expensive program to expand irrigation networks is occurring in Inner Mongolia, Jilin, and Liaoning provinces, which has prompted concern because it would push new irrigation canals into highly […]
China and Netherlands to Research Novel Form of Large-scale Tidal Power
The long-term goal: a project with a power capacity greater than the world’s second-largest hydropower dam.
China’s Marine Aquaculture Shellfish Industry: Really Big and Apparently Safe
Circle of Blue’s director and senior editor are on assignment in China. Here is a preview of their reporting to come next month.
The Stream, August 10: Rain Collapses Section of China’s Great Wall
Rains and Floods Continue in Asia Days of heavy rain caused a 36-meter (118-foot) Rain from Typhoon Haikui, meanwhile, has destroyed more than 7,500 homes and 388,000 hectares (958,000 acres) of cropland across four provinces in eastern China, Xinhua reported, citing government sources. Flooding in North Korea isman-made disaster due to poor urban planning and […]
Along the Eastern Line of China’s South-North Water Transfer Project
Circle of Blue reporter Nadya Ivanova recounts her recent trip to China and updates our coverage of the nation’s massive water transfer project.
The Stream, June 25: Water Pricing in China
China will introduce a new water pricing mechanism by 2015, the Xinhua news agency reported. According to the new plan, water rates will rise exponentially as water consumption increases. Peruvian president Ollanta Humala said on Saturday that the Newmont Mining Corporation would guarantee ample water supplies for towns near its proposed Conga gold mine, Reuters […]
U.S., U.K, and China Lead Foreign Land Investments In Agriculture and Finance
GRAIN’s online database is the foundation for much of what the world knows about foreign investments in land. Though the majority of “land grabs” are for agribusiness, other sectors include construction, finance, industry, real estate, and more. Map © Varun Mangla /Circle of Blue Interactive map of “Land Grabs” by country and by sector: The […]
Production, Water Savings, and a Heroic History on China’s State-owned Farms
Circle of Blue’s senior editor starts his second of three weeks reporting in the field from China, where new infrastructure over the next five years will give a big boost to farming in a northeastern province.
In China, Every Square Meter Counts
Circle of Blue’s senior editor wraps up his first of three weeks reporting in the field from China, finding a wealth of promise in fields of golden wheat.
