Study on the Layout of Water Diversion Projects Influenced by China's Macro Developing Strategies

  • Peng, Xiang (Bureau of South-to-North Water Diversion of Planning, Designing & Management)
  • Published : 2008.05.22

Abstract

A country's macro developing strategies will greatly impose upon its water resources allocation. Based upon the relationship between national macro developing strategies and water diversion projects layout, the paper discusses the vital influence of water diversion projects caused by China's food security and sustainable development strategy implemented in recent years, and points out that it is an inevitable choice of constructing inter-basin water diversion projects in north China in view of local water resources can't meet the demand of socio-economic development and eco-environment protection, and then recommends China's water diversion projects layout in the current and future, which attaching most importance to the South-to-North Water Diversion Project.

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