Sustainable Water Resources Management in the Upper and Middle Parts of the Yellow River Basin: a Regional Scale Integrated Hydro-Ecolo-Econo Model for Semi-arid Areas

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xianglian Li and Xiusheng Yang
Keyword(s):  
Yellow River ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Yellow River Basin ◽  
The Yellow River ◽  
Arid Areas ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Sustainable Water Resources Management ◽  
The Yellow River Basin ◽  
Semi Arid ◽  
Sustainable Water Resources

scholarly journals Changes in Dry-Season Water Availability and Attributions in the Yellow River Basin, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fubo Zhao ◽  
Shuai Ma ◽  
Yiping Wu
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Water Availability ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
Yellow River Basin ◽  
Dry Season ◽  
The Yellow River ◽  
Water Fluxes ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
The Yellow River Basin

Global warming will significantly change patterns of precipitation (P) and evapotranspiration (E) and thus the surface water availability (P minus E, P–E). Changes in P–E will challenge freshwater supply, food security, and sustainability of the ecosystems. Therefore, understanding the spatiotemporal change in P–E and its drivers is key for water resources management. Here, we quantified the changes in water availability during the driest month of the year and identified its drivers in the Yellow River Basin (YRB), China, during 1982–2016. Our results showed that 89.6% of the YRB showed declining dry-season water availability in 2000–2016 compared with 1982–1999, although the total dry-season water resources (defined as the proportion of the sum of monthly P–E to the P) remained nearly unchanged due to the increased P. Changes in seasonal P and E contributed to 87.0 and 99.0% declines in dry-season water availability, respectively, demonstrating the key role of E in net seasonal water fluxes. Increased air temperature (41.8%), vegetation greening (30.8%), and vapor pressure deficit (19.2%) were the main factors driving changes in E in the YRB during the study period. Our study highlighted a drier dry season in the YRB during 1982–2016 and illustrated that climate and vegetation changes played important roles in driving changes in dry-season water availability. Seasonal water fluxes must be considered in future water resources management in the YRB, especially in the context of climate warming and revegetation programs.

Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in the Yellow River Basin

2015 ◽  
Vol 740 ◽  
pp. 1038-1041
Author(s):  
Xue Chao Wang ◽  
Ke Zhou ◽  
Zhen Min Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
Yellow River Basin ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
Population Increase ◽  
The Yellow River ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
The Yellow River Basin

The Yellow River is suffered from water shortage. Rapid population increase, unplanned urbanization, intensive industrial. Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is a promising approach in ensuring sustainable management. It entails management of water for various purposes and not for a single purpose which therefore involves different regions aiming at achieving sustainable water resources management. This paper seeks to evaluate recent efforts to implement in IWRM in the Yellow River basin. The paper concludes that reforms such as public participation at local levels, recognition of water as both an economic and a social good, putting IWRM within the larger context of Integrated Natural Resource Management would improve IWRM in the basin.

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