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【Taiwanology Ep.5】How Taiwan deals with a water shortage

Jun 12, 2023
27:05

With a yearly rainfall 2.6 times the global average, it's hard to imagine that water scarcity would be an issue for Taiwan. Over the past five years, Taiwan has no major typhoons, which has led to unprecedented droughts. How can Taiwan ensure a sustainable water supply not only for chipmakers like TSMC but also for the farmers, and its people?

04:52 - Why Taiwan is facing water shortages?
10:15 - The battle for water between rice farmers and chipmakers
13:20 - The "pearl necklace project" to connect reservoirs
21:09 - Why is water so cheap in Taiwan?

Host: Kwangyin Liu
Guest: Chien-Hsin Lai, the Director-General of Taiwan's Water Resources Agency

Producers: Weiru Wang, Ian Huang

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