Issues Environmental issues in China
1 issues 1.1 water resources 1.2 deforestation 1.3 coastal reclamation 1.4 land pollution 1.5 climate change 1.6 pollution 1.7 population 1.8 energy efficiency 1.9 animal welfare 1.10 natural disasters issues water resources the water resources of china affected both severe water quantity shortages , severe water quality pollution. increasing population , rapid economic growth lax environmental oversight have increased water demand , pollution. china has responded measures such rapidly building out water infrastructure , increased regulation exploring number of further technological solutions. water usage coal-fired power stations drying-up northern china. according chinese government in 2014 59.6% of groundwater sites poor or extremely poor quality. deforestation although china s forest cover 20% country has of largest expanses of forested land in world, making top target forest preservation efforts. in 2001, united nations environment programme (unep) listed china among top 15 count...