Editing Geography of Macau (section)

==Natural resources==
Negligible. In the past, large amounts of [[granite]] were extracted from Macau's hills for use as [[building material]].

===Fresh water===
Relying on water supply from the [[Xijiang River]], in 2006 Macau suffered its worse crisis of salinity in [[freshwater]] during the dry season, which takes place in late winter and early spring.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fox |first1=Yi Hu |title=Fresh-water crisis looms for Macau |url=https://www.scmp.com/article/537564/fresh-water-crisis-looms-macau |access-date=4 October 2020 |work=South China Morning Post |date=23 February 2006}}</ref>
To address salinity issues, as of 2018 three water supply pipelines to Macau have been built and a fourth pipeline was planned for completion in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wong |first1=Yi Wei |title=Macau {{!}} Fourth water supply pipeline will be built in 2019. |url=https://www.macaubusiness.com/macau-fourth-water-supply-pipeline-will-be-built-in-2019/ |access-date=4 October 2020 |work=Macau Business.com |date=20 August 2018}}</ref>