Water Stress, Agricultural water Transfer and Social Equity in the Chaobai Watershed
Ce document sera publié en ligne en texte intégral le 1 avril 2011.
Résumé
Water stress has resulted in an increasing trend towards the reallocation of agricultural water to the industrial and municipal sectors. This study examines the impact of water reallocation on crop production and farmers’ incomes, and identifies the gap between current levels of financial compensation and the real loss of farmers’ incomes based on a survey of 349 farm households and their farm plots in the Chaobai watershed. The results show that the current compensation received by farmers is generally lower than the losses incurred due to reduced irrigation. A transparent, fair, and legally protected compensation mechanism is required to achieve a long-term water sharing relationship and sustainable water utilisation.
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Référence électronique
Zhou Yuan et Yang Hong, « Water Stress, Agricultural water Transfer and Social Equity in the Chaobai Watershed », China perspectives, n°2008/2, 2008, [En ligne], mis en ligne le 1 avril 2011. URL : http://chinaperspectives.revues.org/document3733.html. Consulté le 26 novembre 2009.