Zhejiang faces scarcity crisis
- From: Vol 7, Issue 6 (June 2006)
- Category: General
- Region: Asia
- Country: China
The province south of Shanghai is going to have to invest in desalination to meet rising demand.
A new report from the Zhejiang Development Research Centre recently highlighted the negative impact water scarcity and continued high demand is having on the province’s economic development. The dry province has an average 2,100m3/head/year, 900m3 below the national average. In coastal areas this decreases further to 763m3/head/year and in Zhoushan, one ...
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