Water future

World meets Millennium safe water goals: UN

The UN Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of safe water for 88 percent of the globe's population already has been surpassed.

China has large amounts of cloud water to exploit

Clouds contain a vast amount of valuable water resources, and China boasts a potential reserve of 280 billion tonnes of cloud water to tap each year.

Taking aim on water quality woes

A shortage of water quality monitoring stations is hindering China's ability to mitigate damage done by chemical spills in the nation's waterways, a senior official responsible for water resources said.

Water shortage, pollution threaten growth: official

China faces a tougher situation in water resources in the future as demand increases amid the country's rapid industrialization and urbanization.

China to maintain water conservation policies

China will keep its water conservation policies consistent and stable this year to bring benefits to farmers, a senior official said Thursday.

Bid to save water under the ground

Northeast China's Liaoning province is poised to implement the most stringent regulations in its history to address the over-exploitation of groundwater.