Three Gorges Review

The Three Gorges Dam was controversial from its initiation, however its global impact was an overlooked factor which challenges the way the human race makes decisions regarding large scale infrastructure.  The Chinese chose to build this dam in their country, however, its is important to remember that water is not an immobilized resource.  We all share the worlds water supply, and decisions regarding its redirection and use should be more globally oriented and less localized, this also means that we should take other species which would be negatively effected by our actions like the flora and fauna that often don't have a voice.  Species like the Baji Dolphin shouldn't be extinct because we took away their habitat, our decisions have to encompass what not having that animal in the Yangtze ecosystem means for the rest of the river basin and surrounding species.  Hopefully, one day the population of the earth will be able to work together to come up with solutions to this problematic environmental history we are constructing, realizing the interconnectedness of our environment and working to not disregard the mesh which provides stability for the planet and all of its inhabitants, not just our anthropogenic selves.