Rational allocation of water resources in northern China and the South-to-North Water Diversion Project

Author: Pan Jiazheng Zhang Zезен
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Publish Date: 2001-11-01
Features: This book is the 8th volume of the "Research Report Collection on China's Sustainable Development Water Resources Strategy." It includes the comprehensive report and 13 thematic research reports of the 7th topic of the major consulting project "Research on China's Sustainable Development Water Resources Strategy" by the Chinese Academy of Engineering. It provides a relatively comprehensive and systematic elaboration and prediction of the current situation and future 50-year resource shortage conditions in China's northern region. It proposes countermeasures to address the water shortage problem in the northern region. It advocates for a balance between conservation and development, as well as between utilization and protection, and suggests appropriately introducing external water sources as a supplement under these conditions. Regarding the widely South-to-North Water Diversion Project, it affirms the overall layout plan proposed by the water resources department to divert water from the Yangtze River to Beijing via three routes—east, middle, and west—and proposes a phased implementation plan starting with the east and middle routes, followed by the west route. The book includes the following 8 sections:
1. Water Resources Conditions and Characteristics of the Northern Region
2. Analysis of Water Supply and Demand Gap in the Northern Region
3. Rational Allocation of Water Resources in the Northern Region and South-to-North Water Diversion Needs
4. Water Resources Conditions and Analytical Assessment of Transferable Water Resources in the Southern Region
5. Planning and Design Routes of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project and Their Analysis
6. Macro Planning and Implementation Sequence of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project
7. Policy Research on the Implementation of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project
8. Main Conclusions and Recommendations.
This book is of significant reference value for decision-makers at all levels of government and those conducting macro strategic research.