Water is the foundation and lifeblood of social economic development and a healthy ecological system, with about 90% of global economic activities depending on water [1]. Water resources provide the means of production and means of livelihood. It is the motive force of economic development and the security of social progress. For a country, water scarcity due to the cumulative effects of various drivers can make food and energy security very uncertain even within one year [2].
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