Water and poverty in China's Yellow river basin
Rapid economic growth in the Yellow River Basin (YRB) of China has put intense demands on Yellow River waters. By far the largest user of water resources is the agricultural sector, accounting for 80 percent of total withdrawals—with industrial, urban, and rural domestic sectors sharing the remainin...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2010
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| author | Ahmed, Akhter Wang, Jinxia Bhaskar, Anjor Quabili, Wahid |
| author_browse | Ahmed, Akhter Bhaskar, Anjor Quabili, Wahid Wang, Jinxia |
| author_facet | Ahmed, Akhter Wang, Jinxia Bhaskar, Anjor Quabili, Wahid |
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| description | Rapid economic growth in the Yellow River Basin (YRB) of China has put intense demands on Yellow River waters. By far the largest user of water resources is the agricultural sector, accounting for 80 percent of total withdrawals—with industrial, urban, and rural domestic sectors sharing the remaining 20 percent. Demands for irrigation have surpassed available resources for decades. Given that water is critical for agricultural production, access to water is a key determinant of welfare of the rural poor in the YRB region for whom agriculture is the main source of livelihood. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1526262025-11-06T06:17:52Z Water and poverty in China's Yellow river basin Ahmed, Akhter Wang, Jinxia Bhaskar, Anjor Quabili, Wahid water Rapid economic growth in the Yellow River Basin (YRB) of China has put intense demands on Yellow River waters. By far the largest user of water resources is the agricultural sector, accounting for 80 percent of total withdrawals—with industrial, urban, and rural domestic sectors sharing the remaining 20 percent. Demands for irrigation have surpassed available resources for decades. Given that water is critical for agricultural production, access to water is a key determinant of welfare of the rural poor in the YRB region for whom agriculture is the main source of livelihood. 2010 2024-10-01T13:55:02Z 2024-10-01T13:55:02Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152626 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Chinese Academy of Sciences Ahmed, Akhter U.; Wang, Jinxia; Bhaskar, Anjor; Quabili, Wahid. 2010. Water and poverty in China's Yellow river basin. Yellow River Basin: Living with Water Scarcity. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152626 |
| spellingShingle | water Ahmed, Akhter Wang, Jinxia Bhaskar, Anjor Quabili, Wahid Water and poverty in China's Yellow river basin |
| title | Water and poverty in China's Yellow river basin |
| title_full | Water and poverty in China's Yellow river basin |
| title_fullStr | Water and poverty in China's Yellow river basin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Water and poverty in China's Yellow river basin |
| title_short | Water and poverty in China's Yellow river basin |
| title_sort | water and poverty in china s yellow river basin |
| topic | water |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152626 |
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