SOCECOL E8 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Oscar Olivera, Yamuna, Yinchuan

• School: UC-Irvine
• Department: Social Ecology
• Course: SOCECOL E8
• Professor: John M.Whiteley

Document Summary

Part iv water in local and global context. Why are we not solving the problems? (cid:2) (cid:2) The government can"t deliver water and sewage to its people. 1 in every 4 get less than 3 hours from the taps children pay the highest price. 5-15 babies are disposed of each day. You have to struggle with the issue of individual responsibility as well as the treason of the government. Rich people still have their clothes washed in the river but the very rich don"t have that problem (cid:2) 3,400 miles china has more than 1. 3 billion people. 140 million depend on the yellow river. The river will turn red because of chemicals. Factories drain underground water supplies; there were 4 factories now there are over 400 in just 6 years. Yinchuan is the main city that is affected (cid:2) (cid:2) Common terrain is the emerging water crisis, limited supply of clean water.