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Kaohsiung Municipal Cianjhen s (2009 CyberFair Project ID 5846)
Taiwan,
N/A,
Kaohsiung
Official Status:
Final Project: Ready for Judging
Teacher:
Category: 7. Environmental Awareness
We estimate 21 student(s) from 15 to 17 will work on this entry.
Description of Our Community: The climatic pattern in southern Taiwan is characterized by rainy summers and dry winters, in which the precipitation for the half-year of summer (May to October) is approximately 90% of the total annual precipitation, making “water” the key to regional development. The solution to the issue of water resource for irrigation on Kaohsiung Plain is intricately connected with Tsaokung Canal. The origin of rivers in Kaohsiung area, such as Houchin River, Love River, Chienchen River, as well as the origin of lakes, wetlands and ponds such as Chengching Lake, Suaio Lin Pi and Lianchitan are also connected with Tsaokung Canal. Thus, our primary research scope is set to Tsaokung Canal Irrigation Area for the purpose of exploring the water resources in Kaohsiung area. The water of Tsaokung Canal is primarily introduced from Kaoping River, and its irrigation area reaches northward to Houchin River, eastward to Kaoping River, westward and southwestward to Taiwan Straight, and southward to the estuary of Kaoping River, and the administrative districts include what today are Kaohsiung City, as well as Dashu Village, Renwu Village, Niaosong Village, Daliao Village, Linyuan Village and Fongshan City of Kaohsiung County.
Project Description: Kaohsiung Plain is the most densely populated area in southern Taiwan, and the construction of Tsaokung Canal indeed has established a firm foundation for the prosperity of greater Kaohsiung. However, the issue of pollution to the water resources in the Kaohsiung area is getting more severe with the proliferation of industrialization and increase in population; for instance, floods are now the nightmare of many residents whenever there is torrential rain. The governmental authorities and the civilian sectors, in recent years, have been making extensive effort in the sustainable development of the water resources of Kaohsiung, and it is the hope of this study to ascertain and understand the relationship between water and cultural assets, industrial development and ecological environment, as well as sort to out the approaches whereby the sustainable development of water can be achieved. In fact, many countries around the globe have been making extensive effort in the sustainable development of water resources in recent years. For example, the “Sustainable Water Management Improves Tomorrow’s Cities Health, SWITCH” project sponsored and implemented by the European Union (EU) currently supports 10 pilot cities around the world in the sustainability of urban water resources and the drafting of administrative strategies. It is the hope that, through the establishment of a networking platform with SWITCH ideals, more people can be made aware of the effort made in Kaohsiung in terms of sustainable water resources, and that the SWITCH project promoted by EU can be introduced into Kaohsiung, that Kaohsiung may become a pilot city of the project in the future.