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Estimating the Impact of Ecological Migrants on the South-to-North Water Diversion in China

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  • Mengdi Li

    (Key Laboratory of Geospatial Technology for the Middle and Lower Yellow River Regions, Henan University, Ministry of Education, Kaifeng 475004, China
    College of Geography and Environmental Science, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
    Henan Science and Technology Innovation Center of Natural Resources, Zhengzhou 450008, China)

  • Yaoping Cui

    (Key Laboratory of Geospatial Technology for the Middle and Lower Yellow River Regions, Henan University, Ministry of Education, Kaifeng 475004, China
    College of Geography and Environmental Science, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
    Henan Science and Technology Innovation Center of Natural Resources, Zhengzhou 450008, China
    Dabieshan National Observation and Research Field Station of Forest Ecosystem, Henan University, Xinyang 464000, China)

  • Yaochen Qin

    (Key Laboratory of Geospatial Technology for the Middle and Lower Yellow River Regions, Henan University, Ministry of Education, Kaifeng 475004, China
    College of Geography and Environmental Science, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
    Dabieshan National Observation and Research Field Station of Forest Ecosystem, Henan University, Xinyang 464000, China)

  • Zhifang Shi

    (Key Laboratory of Geospatial Technology for the Middle and Lower Yellow River Regions, Henan University, Ministry of Education, Kaifeng 475004, China
    College of Geography and Environmental Science, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China)

  • Nan Li

    (Key Laboratory of Geospatial Technology for the Middle and Lower Yellow River Regions, Henan University, Ministry of Education, Kaifeng 475004, China
    College of Geography and Environmental Science, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China)

  • Xiaoyan Liu

    (Key Laboratory of Geospatial Technology for the Middle and Lower Yellow River Regions, Henan University, Ministry of Education, Kaifeng 475004, China
    College of Geography and Environmental Science, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China)

  • Yadi Run

    (Key Laboratory of Geospatial Technology for the Middle and Lower Yellow River Regions, Henan University, Ministry of Education, Kaifeng 475004, China
    College of Geography and Environmental Science, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China)

  • Oliva Gabriel Chubwa

    (Key Laboratory of Geospatial Technology for the Middle and Lower Yellow River Regions, Henan University, Ministry of Education, Kaifeng 475004, China
    College of Geography and Environmental Science, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China)

Abstract

The South-to-North Water Diversion (SNWD) provides significant benefits in facilitating water security and improving ecology in northern China. However, few studies have estimated the water value of the SNWD and the corresponding subsequent subsidies of the ecological migrants in Xichuan County displaced by the project. Based on the Google Earth Engine (GEE), this study analyzed the water ecosystem changes in Xichuan County in 2000–2020 and valued the water transfer of the SNWD. We calculated the water cost, the water value of the trunk line project, and the four provinces (Hebei, Henan, Beijing, and Tianjin) of CNY 4.04, 39.64, and 120.93 billion, respectively, and the proportion of the three was 1:10:30 during 2014–2020. The water ecosystem area showed a rapid increase when the SNWD became operational since the end of 2014. The subsequent annual subsidy gap of ecological migrants was CNY 0.84 billion, which only accounted for 4.31% of the gross profit of SNWD. Our results imply that relevant water sectors have sufficient profits to support corresponding subsequent subsidies for ecological migrants. Ecological migrants are a major challenge for water transfer projects. Overall, this study fills a gap of interactions between subsequent policies and ecological migrants and provides a typical case for managing the migration problem caused by sustainable water management worldwide.

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  • Mengdi Li & Yaoping Cui & Yaochen Qin & Zhifang Shi & Nan Li & Xiaoyan Liu & Yadi Run & Oliva Gabriel Chubwa, 2021. "Estimating the Impact of Ecological Migrants on the South-to-North Water Diversion in China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(23), pages 1-16, November.
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