China's huge investment on water facilities: an effective adaptation to climate change, natural disasters, and food security

被引:8
作者
Li, Siyue [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Univ Singapore, Inst Water Policy, Lee Kuan Yew Sch Publ Policy, Singapore 259772, Singapore
关键词
China; Huge investment; Climate change; Drought; Flooding;
D O I
10.1007/s11069-011-9964-8
中图分类号
P [天文学、地球科学];
学科分类号
07 ;
摘要
China's huge investment on water infrastructure for sustainable water use, followed by recently frequent natural disasters, caused worldwide concerns, i.e., continuously published by Nature and Science. Most researchers emphasized challenges on this investment; yet, we argue that the 2011-plan, targeting reservoirs, wells, irrigation systems, inter-basin water transfer projects, is the most effective adaptation to climate change, drought and flooding, as well as food security. This provides a good case of water management and development, particularly for the current uneven water resources and food security by climate change.
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页码:1473 / 1475
页数:3
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