MY HOME AND WATER: A PEOPLE'S ACCOUNT: Yongding River in Mentougou District
July 29, 2008
"Yongding River in Mentougou District" is the sixth in a series of oral histories that provide a rare uncensored look at the state of water in Beijing municipality, as told to Beijing writers by longtime residents. [Full story]
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Probe International in world news
July 29, 2008
The Probe International report on Beijing's water crisis has attracted global interest. The most recent news coverage from around the world follows below, untranslated. [Full story]
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MY HOME AND WATER: A PEOPLE'S ACCOUNT: Magic Water Village of Mentougou District
July 28, 2008
"Magic Water Village of Mentougou District" is the fifth in a series of oral histories that provide a rare uncensored look at the state of water in Beijing municipality, as told to Beijing writers by longtime residents. [Full story]
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Beijing's water crisis
July 26, 2008
Within a generation Beijing may cease to exist, environmentalists warn. [Full story]
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Beijing to plant 40 million flowers for Games
July 22, 2008
Beijing's planting of thousands of hectares of lawn and trees has been criticized by some environmentalists who say the city of more than 16 million people can ill afford to divert scarce water reserves for their upkeep. [Full story]
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MY HOME AND WATER: A PEOPLE'S ACCOUNT: Jiayukou Village on Great Rock River
July 18, 2008
"Jiayukou Village on Great Rock River" is the fourth in a series of oral histories that provide a rare uncensored look at the state of water in Beijing municipality, as told to Beijing writers by longtime residents. [Full story]
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MY HOME AND WATER: A PEOPLE'S ACCOUNT: Remembering Miyun Reservoir
July 15, 2008
"Remembering Miyun Reservoir" is the third in a series of oral histories that provide a rare uncensored look at the state of water in Beijing municipality, as told to Beijing writers by longtime residents. [Full story]
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Olympics suck up China's already scarce water
July 14, 2008
Beijing's water transfers from north and south, along with a growing number of ultra-deep wells in the Karst Mountains near the city, are a recipe for environmental calamity, says Probe International report. [Full story]
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Chinese appeal for dams inquiry
July 11, 2008
A group of Chinese academics and environmental activists call on the Chinese government to review the safety of large dam projects. [Full story]
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Beijing Olympics taking water from the countryside
July 09, 2008
"The 500,000 foreign visitors expected to visit Beijing will certainly get to see some beautiful waterworks, such as the largest fountain in the world in Shunyi. No problem! But the question is: what will happen after the Games? How will people cope?" asks journalist Dai Qing. [Full story]
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Chinese environmentalists and scholars appeal for dam safety assessments in geologically unstable south-west China
July 08, 2008
Experts and environmental activists have submitted a petition asking the Chinese government to reassess the safety of large-scale dam projects and make their findings public. [Full story]
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Green Games race against grime
July 08, 2008
In response to a Probe International report, Beijing Water Authority's Bi Xiaogang said that the city's heavy reliance on shrinking groundwater reserves was not ideal. [Full story]
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PRESS RELEASE Ethnic minorities in southwestern China threatened by hydro development, group tells World Heritage Forum in Quebec City
July 08, 2008
In a letter obtained by Probe International and submitted to the World Heritage Committee meeting in Quebec City this week, a group of Lisu minority youth said that hydropower development along the Nu River would destroy one of the world's most culturally and biologically diverse regions. [Full story]
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Beijing Olympics soaking up water supplies
July 07, 2008
Probe International says that, "the city's 200 or so rivers and streams are drying up and many of the city's reservoirs are nearly empty." [Full story]
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Pekín se bebe toda el agua
July 05, 2008
Spanish newspaper Público reports on Beijing's water crisis.
Pekín afronta una grave escasez de agua que empeorará en los próximos años, poniendo en peligro el abastecimiento de la población, asegura un informe reciente realizado por Probe International, una organización medioambiental de Canadá. [Full story]
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CHINA: 'Within a generation Beijing will cease to exist'
July 01, 2008
According to a newly published report by Probe International, Beijing's 200 or so rivers and streams are drying up and many of the city's reservoirs are nearly empty. [Full story]
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Dam Canadians
July 01, 2008
China's destructive Three Gorges project has links to Canada. [Full story]
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Beijing 'running out of water'
June 27, 2008
Beijing is running out of water, says a report by Probe International [Full story]
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Beijing faces turmoil due to water crisis: Probe International
June 27, 2008
Experts predict the Chinese capital could run out of water in five to 10 years, according to Grainne Ryder, policy director at Probe International. [Full story]
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Beijing's water policies add to crisis, report says
June 27, 2008
Water use is expected to surge by 30 percent during the Games, according to Probe Internationalreport. [Full story]
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