Desertification of China
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Enablers
- Deforestation
- Brought on by desire for "chopsticks, toothpicks and Ping Pong paddles"
- Firewood collection
- Increased water scarcity in China
- Wind storms
- Improper land use
- Over-cultivation and overgrazing ("the tradegy of the common")
- Climate change
- Increased temperatures, decreased rainfall
- Fragmented government response
Inhibitors
- Improved agriculture
- Problem fences to stop overgrazing
- Reforestation
- The "Green Wall" of China
- Alternatives to wood as a source of fuel
Paradigms
- The world's largest economy will unlikely be able to feed itself as arable land is swallowed up by sand
- Increased sand disasters in Bejing
- Increased internal migration of rural Chinese
- Increased number of migrant workers in eastern cities
Timing
4th century B.C. | first recorded mention of desertification in China |
1950s | sandstorms in Beijing every 7 or 8 years |
1970s | sandstorms in Beijing every 2 or 3 years |
1990s | sandstorms in Beijing annually |
Web Resources
- Dictionary.com
- "China Faces Challenge of Desertification", People's Daily
- "Deforestation & Desertification - China"
- "Beijing's Desert Storm", Ron Gluckman
- "China's creeping sands" Slideshow, Sean Gallagher
- "China News: Desertification", China Digital Times
Revision History
September | 2009 | Created by Gerrit Ledderhof |