Memo to Hu and Obama: Water and Energy Choke Points Merit Time at the China-U.S. Summit
Collaborate on resolving confrontation between rising energy demand and water scarcity in both countries.
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Collaborate on resolving confrontation between rising energy demand and water scarcity in both countries.
China hosts its first U.N. climate conference as the country works to wed its financial and environmental ambitions.
The world’s largest energy consuming country is plagued by potential ecological damage.
A look at what is commonly considered the greatest Karst landscape on earth, and its secret waters that flow underneath.
KUNMING — The ground quakes with a blast as the limestone fragments are blown from their roots, like giant white teeth shattered and unmoored. Nearby, a worker prepares his drill to place another stick of dynamite deep within the rock. He stops for a moment, places his foot high on the rubble and surveys the vast construction landscape that will soon become China’s fourth largest airport.
Yunnan Province is a microcosm of China’s freshwater challenges.
Join Circle of Blue, the China Environment Forum and Western Kentucky University for Hidden Waters, Dragons in the Deep, a special discussion and photography exhibit opening at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars on January 20 in Washington. Following the footsteps of centuries of scholarship within China, scientists around the world are studying China’s complex karst landscape, working to empower local populations to gain access to water that flows in giant rivers unseen beneath the ground. Presented with support from USAID. RSVP here.
Nearly 1.5 million people in the Hunan and Guangdong provinces have reported drinking water shortages.
Water pollution stands out as the most serious perceived environmental problem in China.
Images by Greg Girard / Contact Press Images for Circle of Blue