The development, challenges and management of groundwater in rural China.

Wang, Jinxia; Huang, Jikun; Blanke, Amelia; Huang, Qiuqiong; Rozelle, Scott; Giordano, Mark; Villholth, Karen G.

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“…In these regions, numerous studies have reported the consequences of groundwater depletion, such as groundwater depression, land subsidence, soil salinization, groundwater pollution, and seawater intrusion [Wang et al, 2007;Liu et al, 2001;Shah et al, 2000;Foster and Chilton, 2003;Foster et al, 2004], and demonstrated that extensive groundwater-based irrigation is the main cause of groundwater depletion in North China [Foster et al, 2004;Kendy et al, 2004].…”

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“…In the piedmont region of the Taihang Mountains where irrigation requirements are high, shallow groundwater level differences between 1958 and 1998 are as high as 50 m, whereas deep groundwater level differences over the same time period are as high as 90 m [World Bank, 2001]. By 2004, there were more than 7.6 million tube wells in North China, and 68% of irrigation here came from groundwater [Wang et al, 2007]. In 2009, groundwater accounted for 61% of the total water supply in Beijing, 26% in Tianjin, 80% in the Hebei province, and 58% in the Shanxi province [MWR, 2010a].…”

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Evaluation of groundwater depletion in North China using the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) data and ground‐based measurements

Wang

Zhong

Lemoine

et al. 2013

Water Resources Research

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Evaluation of groundwater depletion in North China using the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) data and ground‐based measurements

Wang

Zhong

Lemoine

et al. 2013

Water Resources Research

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“…In fact, when using multiple regression analysis, part, but not all, of the shifts in cropping patterns over time are associated with the rise of private tubewells. Wang et al (2005a) suggest that it may be the greater efficiency of private tubewell owners that allows for the cultivation of more season-orientated crops (such as horticulture crops).…”

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“…In the late 1990s, about 40% of northern China's water came from groundwater resources. According to Wang et al (2005a), the expansion of tubewells and use in agriculture began accelerating in the mid-1990s. In addition, in more and more cities residents are relying on groundwater for their domestic needs.…”

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Privatization of tubewells in North China: Determinants and impacts on irrigated area, productivity and the water table

Wang

Huang

et al. 2005

Hydrogeol J

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Despite the rise in importance of the private sector in the expansion of the use of groundwater in China and the potential implications this might have for production and poverty, little has been written about the effect of these phenomena on northern China's economy. In examining determinants of tubewell privatization and its impact on producers in northern China, data were collected using a community leader survey, carried out in 448 villages in six provinces in northern China. The results show that since 1990 collective ownership of tubewells has largely been replaced by private ownership. Increasing water scarcity, government grants and bank loans for tubewell investment and the declining investment capacity of China's local communities have led to the observed change in tubewell ownership patterns. By far, the most important positive effect on income appears to be due to the expansion of newly irrigated area that has been fueled by the rise of private tubewells. Many newly private tubewells also have begun to replace irrigation from surface water sources. While helping increase income and productivity, the rise of private tubewells also has contributed to the fall in groundwater levels.Résumé Malgré l'importance grandissante du secteur privé dans l'expansion de l'utilisation de l'eau souterraine en Chine, et l'implication potentielle qu'elle aurait sur la production et la pauvreté, peu de choses ontétéécrites sur l'effet de ce phénomène sur l'économie du Nord de la Chine. En examinant les déterminants de la privatisation des puits et ses impacts sur les producteurs, des données ontété collectées via des enquêtes sous la tutelle des chefs de communauté, dans 48 villages de six provinces du Nord de la Chine. Les résultats montrent que depuis 1990, la propriété collective des puits aété largement remplacée par la propriété privée. La croissance de la pénurie de l'eau, les subventions gouvernementales, les prêts bancaires pour l'investissement dans les puits, et le déclin de la capacité des investissements des communautés locales chinoises, a conduità des changements dans les schémas de propriété des puits. De loin, l'effet positif le plus important est le produit dueà l'expansion de nouveaux périmètres irrigués alimentés par l'augmentation des puits privés. De nombreux et nouveaux puits privés ontégalement commencéà remplacer l'irrigation par puits privés. Alors qu'elle a aidé a augmenter les recettes et la productivité, l'augmentation des puits privés aégalement contribuéà la baisse des niveaux piézométriques.Resumen A pesar del ascenso en importancia del sector privado en la expansión del uso del agua subterránea en China y las implicaciones potenciales que esto podría tener para la producción y pobreza, se ha escrito poco acerca del efecto de estos fenómenos en la economía del norte de China. Al examinar las determinantes de la privatización de pozos entubados y su impacto en los productores del norte de China, se colectaron datos utilizando un levantamiento líder de comunidades, llevado a cabo en ...

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“…However, markets in groundwater face some particular challenges, including the three dimensional nature of aquifers, boundary uncertainties, water quality variation and local drawdown impacts. Groundwater markets are less common than surface water markets but some exist in Australia (Skurray et al 2013;Skurray and Pannell 2010), China (Zhang et al 2008;Wang et al 2007), Oman (Zekri and Al-Marshudi 2008;Al-Marshudi 2007), the Indian Subcontinent (Meinzen-Dick 1998;Shah 1993;Easter et al 1998) and the United States (Colby 2000;Colby and Bush 1987;Anderson and Snyder 1997;Griffin 1998).…”

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Lessons to Be Learned from Groundwater Trading in Australia and the United States

Wheeler

Schoengold

Bjørnlund

2016

Integrated Groundwater Management

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This chapter provides an overview of the issues and challenges facing policy makers intending to establish groundwater markets. It studies in detail two developed countries that have introduced groundwater trading and have some experience in its implementation-Australia and the United States of Americaand draws out lessons from these countries that need to be considered for the development of groundwater markets around the world. The key lessons that this chapter stresses are: the importance of establishing institutions and regulations; investing in high quality economic and scientific research; that opportunities arise from crises; and that social concerns are not always the most important considerations to be aware of for efficient and effective groundwater markets. Groundwater Global Over Extraction and ShortageGlobally, groundwater extraction is the outcome of decisions by organisations and individuals; there is little control or planning involved with its management. Groundwater withdrawals supply a large percentage of the world's population. It accounts for about 50 % of global drinking water and 43 % of global irrigation (van der Gun 2012). As detailed in Chap. 2, its overuse is associated with several

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The development, challenges and management of groundwater in rural China.

Cited by 29 publications

References 13 publications

Evaluation of groundwater depletion in North China using the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) data and ground‐based measurements

Evaluation of groundwater depletion in North China using the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) data and ground‐based measurements

Privatization of tubewells in North China: Determinants and impacts on irrigated area, productivity and the water table

Lessons to Be Learned from Groundwater Trading in Australia and the United States

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