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Sun FengCenter for Hydro-informatics in River BasinYellow River Conservancy CommissionMinistry of Water Resource,

People’s Republic of China

Integrated Yellow River BasinManagement in China

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Yellow River ConservancyCommission

Introduction

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Yellow River Conservancy Commission (YRCC)

• State level River BasinAuthority

• 40,000 Staff, in which 10,000Engineers/Scientists• 16 Departments and 17

Bureaus• Water policy/Water

administration• Public works Management• Engineering Consulting• Civil Construction

• Hydraulic research• Hydrology and Water quality

Water Governance

• Flood Management

• Soil Erosion Control

• Water Pollution Control

• Environmental Flow

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Yellow River Basin

LocationNorthern China

Total Length 5,464 Km

Drainage Area 795,000 Km

2

Population 156 million

Annual Rainfall476 mm

Potential Annual Evaporation1,100 mm

Average Annual Runoff58 billion m

3

Average annual precipitation 452 mm

Average annual sediment load1.6 billion t

Sediment concentration35 kg/m3

Groundwater 11 billion m3

Elevation

Rainfall

Temperature

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• Legislation• Administration

• Technical measures

• Economic Measures

• Public Participation

Water Governance in Yellow River Basin

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• Legislation

Water governance in Yellow River Basin

State level

• Water Law• Flood Control Law• Law on Water and Soil Conservation• Law on the Prevention and Control of Water Pollution

Rules / Regulations for Yellow River• Yellow River Water Quota Allocation in 1987• Yellow River Water Allocation Management Rules in 1998

• Yellow River Water Allocation Regulation in 2006• Details on Yellow River Water Allocation Regulation Implementat

in 2007

• Yellow River Law is under preparation

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• Administration

Water governance in Yellow River Basin

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Water governance in Yellow River Basin

Technical measures:

• Structures: reservoir, dike…• Established flood control and decision

making system

• Established water allocation managementinformation system

• Established water quality monitoringsystem

• ……

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• Consulting meeting• Global Water Partnership-Yellow River

• International Yellow River Forum

• Knowledge Hubs

• Public participation

Water governance in Yellow River Basin

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Water Allocation in the Yellow River

•Established waterallocation and regulation

department in YRCC

•Issued Yellow River WaterAllocation Regulation etc.

•Established waterallocation managementinformation system

•Started pilot project ofwater right transfer

•Established transparentconsulting system

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For: 10 years no running dry

Ecological restorationWater quality improvementsocial-economic sustainability

Achievements

Balance & Harmonious