CSNWTP

• where is the scheme?

  • China
  • Transfers water from humid and surplus south to the deficit and urbanised north
• how much does the scheme cost?

  • £62 billion
• how much water does it transfer?

  over 12 trillion gallons over 1000+ km
• what cities recieve this water?

  • Beijing - 22 million people
  • Tianjin - 16 million
  • Weihai - 3 million
• what are the three routes

  • eastern route
  • central route
  • (unfinished) western route
• what is the central route

  yangtze river -> yellow river

  takes water directly to beijing
• what is the eastern route?

  yangtze river -> grand canal
• why is this scheme needed?

  • northern china is a centre of population - over 200 million people
  • it is also a hub of industry and agriculture
  • these three things where all sharing water in an area of water deficit as the north is dry and semi humid/arid
  • water is needed for economic growth, domestic uses, and agriculture
• what are the economic advantages of the scheme?

  • reduced water security leads to more economic development - industry and agriculture
  • this supplies more jobs and is a better source of income for families
  • water security increases productivity
• environmental advantages

  • water offers more biodiversity - habitat and aquatic
  • more crops due to better irrigation
  • ground is less dry so more plants can grow
• social advantages of the scheme

  • better health due to improbed water quality
  • more access to water for domestic uses
• what are the social disadvantages of the scheme?

  • hundreds of thousands of people are displaced for construction of it
  • a lot of money from taxpayers
• economic disadvantages of the scheme?

  • very expenisve to build and maintain
• what are the environmental disadvantages

  • ecosystems/habitats are flooded
  • reduces biodiversity
  • transfer of water pollution - agriculture run off and heavy metals