Alarm pollution for China’s rivers
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20/01/2007
Clean drinking water promised by 2010, but 320 million are left without and a further 190 million forced to drink toxic water. Beijing’s interventions are hindered by industrial pollution and the lack of cooperation from local governments who focus on economic growth to the detriment of the environment. The Bohai sea is in Danger. Fourth Dossier on pollution.
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19/01/2007
Billions of tonnes of untreated liquid and solid waste are killing the Bohai Sea. The authorities are spending billions of yuan to clean up the sea but plan also more factories and larger harbours. Here is the third in a series of articles about China’s environmental crisis.
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18/01/2007
One species in three is gone. Annual catches have dropped by 40 per cent. One tenth of farmland is contaminated and crops have to be destroyed because of their metal content. China's economic gains of the last 30 years will have to go to offset pollution and might choke off the country’s development. Second in a series of articles on China’s pollution crisis.
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17/01/2007
Hundreds of thousands of farmers must use filthy water for drinking and irrigation. The economies of entire farming and fishing villages have been destroyed. Authorities do not seem concerned and do not stop the pollution or help locals whilst local governments are more interested in increasing industrial developments. First part in a series of articles on China’s pollution crisis.
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16/01/2007
Water, air, contaminated food are “a serious threat” for 80 per cent of the population. There is trust in government but also concern. Few are those willing to file complaints against polluters. AsiaNews begins a series of reports on the issue.
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