Water
One of the dam's primary purposes is to prevent this natural disaster.
What is flooding?
The Three Gorges Dam is the largest of this type of renewable energy source.
What is hydroelectric power?
The dam helps provide a reliable supply of water for this essential component of farming.
What is irrigation?
The Three Gorges Dam helps supply water for irrigation, which indirectly supports this essential human need.
What is food security?
Over this many people were displaced due to the dam's construction.
What is 1.3 million people?
This negative water-related consequence results from sediment being trapped by the dam.
What is downstream erosion, loss of soil fertility, or salination?
22, 500 megawatts of energy. This is equivalent to 15-18 nuclear power plants.
How much energy is produced each year by the Three Gorges Dam?
Crop diseases can increase due to this water-related issue.
What is farmland?
If too much water is released for agriculture, it can reduce this key energy output.
What is hydropower/electricity generation?
These two traditional jobs were lost for many displaced families.
What are farming and fishing?
75%, but up to 90% in arid regions. These include crops like rice, wheat, cotton, and maize.
What percentage of crops produced in China require irrigation?
Rising temperatures result in lower amounts of water able to produce energy, yet there is higher demand for energy consumption for things like AC (which can account for 50% of demand)
How is China’s reliance on hydroelectric power affected by climate change?
A key nutrient lost to downstream farms when it is trapped by the dam.
What is sediment?
This term refers to when one sector's gain causes losses in another.
What is a resource trade-off?
These geographical features on the Yangtze River caused concern among scientists and engineers.
What are geographical fault lines
How might large water conservation efforts benefit farmers?