- Urbanization, intense agricultural production, and industrial expansion have had significant impacts on water resources in PRC’s Yangtze River Economic Belt, posing health risks for the population, land degradation and biodiversity loss.
- Only through Integrated watershed and flood risk management can we make the Yangtze region safer and more prosperous over the long term.
- The Yangtze River Economic Belt can serve as a model for addressing environmental, social and economic issues in a more integrated and holistic manner in the People’s Republic of China.
In the People’s Republic of China’s Yangtze River Economic Belt, a new programmatic approach has been adopted to achieve water security and green development, and increased resilience of the environment and people.
