Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Water-Supply-Project-in-Ningxia-27MZIFV2OO_O.htmlConceptually similarWater Supply Project in NingxiaGP047A2Completed★★★★Water Supply Project in Inner MongoliaGP047A0Completed★★★★Sewage Treatment in NingxiaGP047A3Completed★★★★Calcium Carbide Slag in Inner MongoliaGP047A6Completed★★★★Energy and Chemical Base in NingxiaGP047A4Completed★★★★Calcium Carbide Slag in Inner MongoliaGP047A7Completed★★★★★★Honghuaerji Reservoir in Inner MongoliaGP047A8Completed★★★★Coal Power Plant in Inner MongoliaGP0479YCompleted★★★★★★Degraded Grassland in Inner MongoliaGP0479SCompleted★★★★View AllGP047A1Water Supply Project in NingxiaYazidang Reservoir is part of the water supply project for Ningdong coal-chemical base, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Ten billion cubic meters of water will be consumed by 16 new coal fired power plants and mines in China in 2015, triggering severe water crises in the country’s arid Northwest.Locations:China-East Asia-NingxiaDate:22 May, 2012Credit:© Lu Guang / GreenpeaceMaximum size:2784px X 1856pxKeywords:Chimneys-Climate (campaign title)-Coal-Coal-fired power stations-Day-Drinking water-Drought-Industrial landscapes-Industries-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Text-Water-Water supply structuresShoot:Coal Industry Threatens Water Supply in ChinaA new Greenpeace report entitled 'Thirsty Coal: A Water Crisis Exacerbated by China’s New Mega Coal Power Bases' shows that ten billion cubic meters of water will be consumed by 16 new coal fired power plants and mines in China in 2015, triggering severe water crises in the country’s arid Northwest. This huge amount of water will be used for the water-intensive coal extraction, forcing deterioration of arid grassland and forcing herders to seek alternative livelihoods. Northwestern provinces such as Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Shanxi and Ningxia, where 11 of these coal bases are situated, will see their water supply capacity severely challenged in three years.
