Taken together, the three lines are an audacious strategy to solve the increasingly dire confrontation between rising energy demand in a nation that is steadily getting drier.
It’s no surprise that ever since construction began in 2002, the South-North Water Transfer Project has generated a strong current of public comment. China’s government authorities insist the project, now estimated to cost $US 62 billion, is essential to developing the cities and energy-rich provinces of northern and western China, the fastest growing regions in the country, which are running out of water.
Aaron Jaffe—who has reported from China, Australia, and the United States—is a Chicago-based reporter and photographer for Circle of Blue. Reach him at aaron@circleofblue.org.
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[...] has been working on a 50 year North-South water project that takes water from the H2O abundant South and transfers it to the water starved North. When [...]
[...] has been working on a 50 year North-South water project that takes water from the H2O abundant South and transfers it to the water starved North. When [...]