From a RAND study: Arid northern China receives just 340.6 millimeters of rainfall, 70 percent less rainfall than southern China, which receives 1,146 mm each year.
At the same time, northern China supports 41 percent of the total population and has high agricultural and industrial water demands.
This is not new. RAND analysed how China's government is managing (or mismanaging) the issue, and its influence in China's foreign policy vis-à-vis the USA.
No comments:
Post a Comment