Advances in Eco-hydrology and Watershed Water Resources Management in China

摘要

The past decades have witnessed China’s rapid economicdevelopment,urbanization and the improvement of people’swell-being. The water shortages caused by populationgrowth,water pollution and/or climate extremes (droughtand flood),as well as the degradation of aquatic ecosystems,place pressure on the social development of the wholecountry. In order to fuel sustainable development,it isnecessary and urgent to introduce feasible strategies andpolicies concerning effective water resources management.Therefore,the China Water Forum gathered professionalbrains to motivate sparkling ideas which are recorded inthis Special Issue.