Water Stress Analysis and Recommendations for Water Resources Management in Ningxia

The report identifies Ningxia as one of China's most water-stressed regions, noting that an industrial structure dominated by energy production creates a high burden due to high water consumption. It recommends improving agricultural water efficiency, integrating water resources as a restrictive factor in coal industry planning, establishing water right trading mechanisms, raising water prices and fees, and creating ecological compensation systems for mine exploitation.

• Ningxia is among the most water-stressed areas in China, with economic growth—particularly the rapid expansion of the coal industry—increasing the pressure on water resources. The energy-dominated industrial structure is characterized by high water consumption and high carbon emissions.
• Agricultural water use efficiency in Ningxia is low, necessitating a priority on water saving and efficiency improvements in the agricultural sector.
• The Ningxia government has not yet integrated the link between water and coal into its planning; the report suggests treating water resources as a restrictive factor in energy and coal industry development plans to ensure sustainability.
• Current water prices and resource fees are insufficient to encourage conservation, suggesting a need for price reform and increased fees to provide economic leverage for water-saving.
• The report recommends that Ningxia establish a water right trading mechanism based on previous transfer experiences and implement an ecological compensation system for mine exploitation and the water environment.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Water Stress Analysis and Recommendations for Water Resources Management in Ningxia. https://www.wri.org/research/water-stress-analysis-and-recommendations-water-resources-management-ningxia

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Water Stress Analysis and Recommendations for Water Resources Management in Ningxia. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/water-stress-analysis-and-recommendations-water-resources-management-ningxia.

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendwater, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Water Stress Analysis and Recommendations for Water Resources Management in Ningxia}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/water-stress-analysis-and-recommendations-water-resources-management-ningxia}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }