Water Stress Analysis and Recommendations for Water Resources Management in Ningxia

This report analyzes water stress in Ningxia, China, highlighting how the region's coal-dominated industrial structure drives high water consumption. It recommends improving agricultural water efficiency, integrating water constraints into energy planning, reforming water pricing, and establishing water right trading and ecological compensation systems.

• Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is identified as one of the most water-stressed areas in China, with stress exacerbated by economic development and specifically the rapid growth of the coal industry. The region's industrial structure, which is dominated by energy production, is characterized by high water consumption and high carbon emissions.
• The report identifies several areas for improvement in water management: agricultural water use efficiency is currently low; the government has not yet recognized the link between water and coal as a restrictive factor for sustainable development; water prices and resource fees are too low to effectively encourage water-saving; and there is a need to establish water right trading mechanisms and ecological compensation systems for mine exploitation.

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} }