Journal article
China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project empowers sustainable water resources system in the north
Giri R Kattel, Wenxiu Shang, Zhongjing Wang, John Langford
Sustainability | MDPI | Published : 2019
DOI: 10.3390/su11133735
Abstract
Global freshwaters are severely depleted. Provision of improved water infrastructure technologies and innovation can address challenges posed by water shortages to environmental sustainability. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has generated extensive debates over sustainability of water resources system in the northern drier region, which faces severe water scarcity hindering ecosystems, agriculture, industries and livelihoods. Some arguments extend the views that large infrastructure projects can have negative implications for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem goods and services. However, this study strengthens the opposite view, as such projects would resolve increasing..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This research was funded by National Key Research Program of China Grants (#2016YFC0402900, #2016YFE0201900).