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-Session 25

Session 25

TitleWhat’s Up with Water & Soil?
TimeMar. 28th 15:30 - 16:45
PlaceICC, Level 1, Dong Yu Grand Ballroom D
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- The United Nations had warned against water crisis developing into a serious social crisis in 1972. Forty years have passed. The water situation has only gotten worse. Water, if left unattended to, will be one of the defining global threats of the 21st century.
- In April 2014, the Chinese Government published an alarming figure: 16.1% of the country’s soil is polluted.
- Impact of human activities and climate change on water security
- Pros & Cons on the South-to-North Water Diversion Project
- Underground water pollution
- Soil pollution and rehabilitation

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