Climate change

in an article on project syndicate,it warns of imminent environmental destruction due to Chinas economic activity in the Himalayan region.it has built mega dams across rivers,done mining of copper and produced bottled drinking water from himalayan glaciers.such massive projects affect the water flow and monsoon patterns of Asia as the Himalaya is the mother source of the great rivers Salween,Ganges,"chao phraya,the irrawady ,the mekong in Asia.chinas own freshwater sources are polluted by heavy industries,agricultural chemical run off and deforestation so its activities in the Himalaya ensure steady supply of drinking water for the megacities and water for irrigation of its massive agriculture. in a way,Laurence Brahm was far sighted to set up Himalayan Consensus to spread th e environmental conservation awareness to the mountainous regions of the Himalaya and emphasis on sustainable development from the bottom up.but whether the NGOs social activism can impact on the business policies of the chinese government remains a debatable issue.even in the US, business concerns overides the environmental concerns as the big oil go about fracking and drilling the melting permafrost of the Artic.so how can the chinese government rein in the business first mentality.hopefully grassroot activism of social enterprises of the himalayan consensus is given a voice on the green policy of china.