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China's Regional Water Scarcity and Implications for Grain Supply and Trade

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  • Hong Yang
  • Alexander Zehnder

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In this paper we highlight the water scarcity and resource depletion in the North China Plain, the ‘breadbasket’ of China. A projection of water demand in the region indicates a continuous aggravation in water deficit in the coming years. Analyses of countermeasures on the supply and demand side suggest that the conventional wisdom of ‘opening up new sources and economising on the use of resources’ may not be an optimal way to deal with water scarcity in the region. Importing water in the form of grain should be taken as an additional measure. This ‘virtual water import’ option needs to be incorporated into the current regional and national agricultural development strategy in which crop structural adjustment is at the core.

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  • Hong Yang & Alexander Zehnder, 2001. "China's Regional Water Scarcity and Implications for Grain Supply and Trade," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 33(1), pages 79-95, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:33:y:2001:i:1:p:79-95
    DOI: 10.1068/a3352
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    1. Liang, Xiao & van Dijk, Meine Pieter, 2011. "Economic and financial analysis on rainwater harvesting for agricultural irrigation in the rural areas of Beijing," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 55(11), pages 1100-1108.
    2. Maria Berrittella & Katrin Rehdanz & Richard S.J. Tol, 2006. "The Economic Impact of the South-North Water Transfer Project in China: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis," Working Papers 2006.154, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei.
    3. Fang, Xiangming & Roe, Terry L. & Smith, Rodney B.W., 2006. "Water Shortages, Water Allocation and Economic Growth: The Case of China," Conference Papers 6629, University of Minnesota, Center for International Food and Agricultural Policy.

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