China? (1995), certainly gives cause for concern regarding the current world food system. I will admit, I was concerned about the future of China’s food security after reading the persuasive article. However, as I continued to read additional articles in preparation for this essay, I became slightly less apprehensive. The problem with disputed issues, like China’s food security, is that there are numerous conflicting viewpoints on the matter. It is important to sift through the information and try to
Many people know that water is essential for human-being and it is not only valuable for health and life, but water is also important for industry and agriculture. Furthermore, use of water has a spiritual, cultural and recreational dimension. However, water resources are not infinite. Wide and inefficient use of water resources can lead to irreversible consequences, such as water shortage. This essay will firstly discuss the problem of water shortage on examples of developed and developing countries
people do not drink water for three days will die? Nowadays, more and more countries face to the environment problems, which are food shortage, water problems, and pollution problems. Also, China has rapid economy development now, so it caused many environment problems. Especially, Chinese people are facing the water shortage problems now. China's population accounts for 20 percent of the world's population, however, China's freshwater resources account for only 7% of global water resources (Popular
air and water, and the extinction of wildlife species due to contamination have overtaken the western world. In an excerpt, titled “The Filth They Breathe in China,” taken from American historian, Michael Auslin’s book, the author focuses on the nation where, due to its rapid industrial growth, these effects of pollution are most prominent, China. In his article, Auslin, uses anecdotes, uses strong diction, and uses appeals to logic and credibility in order to capture the enormity of China’s pollution
Fertilizer and pesticide usage has increased dramatically worldwide, especially in China. Twenty years of uncontrolled economic development have created serious, chronic air and water pollution. In order to support China’s growing population, the country has drastically increased its usage of fertilizers and pesticides in the agricultural sector. China consumes around a third of global fertilizers, with rapid growth in use in recent years, driven largely by higher fruit and vegetable production.
this water crisis for decades yet have not anything extremely effective to combat the turmoil as a result of a corrupt government, political issues and lack of money in cities needing help the most. The state have made evident effort to combat water shortages yet limited efforts have been made to improve their water quality, consequently resulting in the water pollution worsening. The Chinese government, to reduce the amount of toxic waste and sewage polluting drinking sources, has built water treatment
The Problem China is a region that has experience substantial growth over the years in areas of industry, living standards, and population. But this success has resulted in the depletion of one of the greatest natural resources water. Industrial growth means an increase demand for water used in production processes and much of the water being used is not being reclaimed. A higher living standard means a greater demand for electricity that is lowering water levels in rivers used for generation. The
Overpopulation in China Taking into consideration China’s robust economic growth over the last 20–25 years, there is little reservation that China’s has had positive impacts on the economy. Because of the increase of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), China has saved over 400 million people from definite poverty between the years 1979 to 2005 (The State Environmental Protection Administration, 2007). Despite this economic growth in urbanization and industrialization, there have arisen major concerns
The results spurred an international awareness to reduce the presence of pollution and its long-term effects. Unfortunately, the endeavors of the environmentalists did not stop the oppression of pollution, especially in China. More than 70% of China’s water resources
result of inattention to waste, the waters of China have become heavily polluted and toxic. In order for China to continue to prosper, additional regulations and their enforcement thereof must be put in place for the waters to be cleaned and rehabilitated to working condition. The drastic nature of China’s water condition is put into proportion by Jenifer and Jerry Mcbeath when they state that “water degradation… has reached crisis proportions” and “China’s water supply is 25% below the global average”