http://www.circleofblue.org/waternews/2010/world/video-china-karst/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=video-china-karst Where Water Meets Mon, 20 May 2013 13:18:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.circleofblue.org/waternews/2010/world/video-china-karst/#comment-8008 Dale Nester Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:17:46 +0000 http://www.circleofblue.org/waternews/?p=10838#comment-8008 The problem of fresh water in these karst regions will likely need both “top-down” and “bottom-up” collaborations to make measurable improvements for the peoples of this region. The images provided frame the situation well for the unschooled. The deforestation of this area by previous leaders and the resulting negative environmental effects are reasons for all leadership, worldwide, to slow down and examine the long range effects each initiative may bring. As seen in Jared Diamond’s “Collapse”, too often detached executive orders result in long term environmental destruction. Well done Cricle of Blue!

]]> http://www.circleofblue.org/waternews/2010/world/video-china-karst/#comment-7942 GI Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:05:25 +0000 http://www.circleofblue.org/waternews/?p=10838#comment-7942 As you rightly point out, although the Karst Region is an interesting and unusual landscape, it does highlight China’s water problems and what challenges it has to face in the coming years. Professor Stewart Burn has written an essay for the Future Agenda Project (http://www.futureagenda.org/?cat=3) in which he outlines the future of water as a resource and the global challenges surrounding it; the Chinese example used in this article may only be a sign of things to come.

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