Physical and virtual water transfers in China and their implication for water planetary boundary.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
; 31(9): 13622-13637, 2024 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-38253829
ABSTRACT
China is an extremely water-scarce country with an uneven distribution of regional water resources. We define two absolute sustainability indicators, using the multi-regional inputâoutput (MRIO) model to outline the contribution of China's physical and virtual water transfers in mitigating the problem of regional water boundary-exceeding. Although the overall use of freshwater resources is within the safe operation space, 55% of province's water resource development transgresses the local water planetary boundary. Physical and virtual water transfers effectively mitigate the stress of water supply to the water planetary boundary in China's water-scarce regions. Among them, the role of virtual water transfers occupies the main part. The cost of using physical water in water-receiving regions and the situation of virtual water flowing from water-scarce regions to developed water-rich regions cannot be ignored, and a small number of provinces are responsible for most of the virtual water net imports and exports. The obtained results are helpful for the redistribution of water planetary boundary transgressing responsibilities among provinces and the formulation of absolute sustainable water resources management policies.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Abastecimiento de Agua
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Agua
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
Asunto de la revista:
SAUDE AMBIENTAL
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TOXICOLOGIA
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China
Pais de publicación:
Alemania