Water resource system risk and adaptive management of the Chinese Heihe River Basin in Asian arid areas

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 1271-1292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shijin Wang ◽  
Yanqiang Wei
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Management ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Heihe River Basin ◽  
Heihe River ◽  
Arid Areas ◽  
Water Resource System ◽  
System Risk ◽  
Resource System

scholarly journals Identification of Water Scarcity and Providing Solutions for Adapting to Climate Changes in the Heihe River Basin of China

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiangzheng Deng ◽  
Chunhong Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Water Scarcity ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Optimal Allocation ◽  
Water Productivity ◽  
Heihe River Basin ◽  
Heihe River ◽  
The Heihe River Basin

In ecologically fragile areas with arid climate, such as the Heihe River Basin in northwestern China, sustainable social and economic development depends largely on the availability and sustainable uses of water resource. However, there is more and more serious water resource shortage and decrease of water productivity in Heihe River Basin under the influence of climate change and human activities. This paper attempts to identify the severe water scarcity under climate change and presents possible solutions for sustainable development in Heihe River Basin. Three problems that intervened land use changes, water resource, the relevant policies and institutions in Heihe River basin were identified, including (1) water scarcity along with serious contradiction between water supply and demand, (2) irrational water consumption structure along with low efficiency, and (3) deficient systems and institutions of water resource management along with unreasonable water allocation scheme. In this sense, we focused on reviewing the state of knowledge, institutions, and successful practices to cope with water scarcity at a regional extent. Possible solutions for dealing with water scarcity are explored and presented from three perspectives: (1) scientific researches needed by scientists, (2) management and institution formulation needed by governments, and (3) water resource optimal allocation by the manager at all administrative levels.

Tree ring-based annual streamflow reconstruction for the Heihe River in arid northwestern China from ad 575 and its implications for water resource management

The Holocene ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 773-784 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bao Yang ◽  
Chun Qin ◽  
Feng Shi ◽  
Dmitry M. Sonechkin
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Tree Ring ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Heihe River Basin ◽  
Northwestern China ◽  
Upstream Region ◽  
Heihe River ◽  
Sabina Przewalskii ◽  
Arid Northwestern China

We developed two tree ring-width chronologies (Qilian juniper, Sabina przewalskii Kom.) for the inland Heihe River Basin in arid northwest China using a large number of tree-ring samples (217 samples/92 trees) with accurate information about pith offsets based on Regional Curve Standardization (RCS) and standard dendrochronological (STD) methodologies. Two 1422-year reconstructions of annual (August–July) streamflow for the upstream region of the Heihe River are presented. The STD and RCS reconstructions account for 53.4% and 57.2% of the actual streamflow variance during the period 1958–2006, respectively. Both reconstructions display considerable low frequency (multidecadal to multicentury) fluctuations, although the RCS based reconstruction is superior to the STD based reconstruction for retention of low-frequency trends. Low-flow years in ad 818–852, 1112–1196, 1453–1495 and 1680–1710, and high-flow periods in ad 868–1000, 1056–1094, 1228–1271, 1327–1440, 1510–1583 and 1877–2006 are detected in both reconstructions. Both the STD and the RCS reconstructions testify to the fact that the 20th century witnessed intensified pluvial conditions in the upstream region of the Heihe River in the context of the last 1500 years. The streamflow reconstructions are anticipated to be useful to water resource planning and management for the Heihe River Basin in arid northwestern China.

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