China will have exploited all available water supplies to the limit by 2030, its government has warned.
It ordered officials to prepare for worse to come as global warming and economic expansion drained lakes and rivers.
As well, a state newspaper warned that drought next year could hit crops and stoke already heady inflation.
China s surface and underground water supplies are under strain from feverish economic growth and a population passing 1.3 billion. And scarcity will worsen with global warming, the central government warned in a directive.
"In recent years economic and social development has led to increasing water demand, and with the impact of global warming, drought and water scarcity are increasingly grave", said a directive issued by the office of the State Council, or cabinet.
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China will have exploited all available water supplies to the limit by 2030, its government has warned. 中国政府发出警告，直到2030年为止，中国将开采完所有可用水资源。
It ordered officials to prepare for worse to come as global warming and economic expansion drained lakes and rivers. 由于全球变暖和经济膨胀问题同样会导致湖泊与河流枯竭，政府命令官员准备好需要面临的最坏的结果。
As well, a state newspaper warned that drought next year could hit crops and stoke already heady inflation. 同时，一份国家报纸警告说，明年的干涸现象将会影响庄稼生产并且对已经猛烈的通货膨胀市场火上浇油。
China s surface and underground water supplies are under strain from feverish economic growth and a population passing 1.3 billion. And scarcity will worsen with global warming, the central government warned in a directive. 由于过热的经济成长和13亿人口，中国的地表水及地下水资源正处于紧张状态。中央政府在指示中警告说，全球变暖对水资源枯竭起到恶化作用。
"In recent years economic and social development has led to increasing water demand, and with the impact of global warming, drought and water scarcity are increasingly grave", said a directive issued by the office of the State Council, or cabinet. 国家委员会办公室发布的指示中指出， “近几年的经济和社会发展导致了水资源需求量的上升，加上全球变暖的冲击，干涸现象正在日益严重。”