Blue China: Water Management in China
News & Thoughts about the water industry and the environment in China



On-line docs (Jun 16)
Here is a list of few on-line docs I found on the net. They show off a wide overview on issues of water management in China - and Asia. I picked them up from international institution editions as I think those organisms offer reports with overall level of informations. Share This


Master builder (Jun 16)
Chinese: 建筑承包人 Pinyin: jiànzhù chéngbāorén English: master builder Share This


Affermage (Jun 3)
Chinese:委派 Pinyin:wěipài English: affermage Share This


Ground water (Mar 28)
English: ground water (pumped and treated water from an aquifer) Chinese: 地下水 Pinyin: di4 xia4 shui3 Share This


Non-governmental organizations in China - useful links (Mar 22)
For the World Water Day, as this day focuses on associations and organizations that work for improvment of drinking water and sanitation, here are few links that take the statement of NGOs in China in account. Like anywhere in the world, China’s NGOs care about many fields such as environment, social projects, nutrition and of [...]


World Water Day. Is it today? (Mar 20)
The UN created the World Water Day in 1992, and since 1993, will be celebrated on the 22th of March every year. But today is the 20th, and the UN declare it as the 2008 World Water Day. Nothing is gonna be posted for today on the subject. Just will wait til the 22th. Share This


Blue water for Green Olympics - Part II (Mar 20)
Green everywhere for everyone. Who says hosting nation of the Olympic Games, says big budget. And who says drought in that country, says big issues for water supply. Except for China? Officially, yes. The authorities in charge for water management in Beijing had claimed that the Games will not suffer from a lack of water. [...]


World Water Day - celebrated on March, the 22th (Mar 19)
English: World Water Day (on March, the 22th) Chinese: 世界水日 Pinyin: shi4 jie4 shui3 ri4 Share This


Aquifer/aquifard (Mar 13)
English: aquifard Chinese: 含水层 Pinyin: han2shui3ceng2 Share This


Water prices in China (Mar 13)
Cheap water From a general point of view, water price in China is seen as inadequate: it does not represent the true value of the available resources, the cost of water supply and wastewater retreatment. Until 2004, the authorities’ state of mind was that despite the severe shortage, water was too cheap to be used sparcely. [...]