Main question

How do the environmental issues of water security affect the economy and society in China?

Questions

‘The inability to control water pollution will have a great effect on the quality of Chinese citizens’ lives in the future.’
Examine this statement.

Assess the role of rapid urbanisation on the supply and quality of water in China.

Outline the effect that the recent increase in wealth in China has had on the environment.

Resource A

Water pollution

http://factsanddetails.com/china/cat10/sub66/item391.html
Resource B

A video ‘clip’ discussing water pollution in China.
Resource C

A website discussing the results of water pollution.

http://chinawaterrisk.org/
Resource D

An interactive map showing water quality in different regions.

This article on the Greenpeace website evaluates the success of the plans to raise the quality of the water supply in a range of cities in China.

https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2017/06/01/china-water-quality-data-shanghai-beijing/