From Shanghai Daily:
The health of the Yellow River continues to deteriorate as it faces a series of manmade challenges that endanger its entire ecosystem, experts said yesterday.
Li Guoying, director of the Yellow River Conservancy Committee (ȪÑÊ≤≥‰øùÊä§ÂßîÂëò‰ºö), said the waterway – known as the cradle of China’s early civilization – is suffering from pollution, silting and a dramatic decrease in water flow.
Li said the overuse of water resources was threatening the river’s life. Sixty percent of the water in the Yellow River is used for human and economic activity, compared with an internationally recognized limit of 40 percent, Li said.
An Xindai, director of the conservancy’s Water Flow Control Bureau, said the amount of water flowing from the river into the sea has dropped to a tenth of what it was 40 years ago. [Full Text]
