Cover Image
QR Code

Water supply and demand in the Yellow river basin: Opportunities from Water Savings

The second longest river in China after the Yangtze, the Yellow River and its basin (YRB) is the breadbasket of China and the cradle of Chinese civilization. With only 2 percent of national water resources, the basin generated 14 percent of Chinese grain production and 14 percent of the country's GD...

Full description

Main Authors: Xu, Zongxue, Yongfeng, Fu, Cheng, Lei, Yongliang, Sun, Zhu, Tingju, Jingzong, Li
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2010
Subjects:
water
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152632
Summary:The second longest river in China after the Yangtze, the Yellow River and its basin (YRB) is the breadbasket of China and the cradle of Chinese civilization. With only 2 percent of national water resources, the basin generated 14 percent of Chinese grain production and 14 percent of the country's GDP in 2000.

Similar Items