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Spatial Variability of Water Resources State of Regions around the “Belt and Road”
Water ( IF 3.0 ) Pub Date : 2021-07-31 , DOI: 10.3390/w13152102 Yaohuan Huang , Zhonghua Li , Mingxing Chen , Xiaoyang Song , Ping Kang
Water ( IF 3.0 ) Pub Date : 2021-07-31 , DOI: 10.3390/w13152102 Yaohuan Huang , Zhonghua Li , Mingxing Chen , Xiaoyang Song , Ping Kang
Water resource has become a key constraint for implementing the “Belt and Road” initiative which was raised by the Chinese government. Besides the study of spatial and temporal variability of precipitation, this study created a water hazard risk map along the “Belt and Road” zone through combined flood and drought data from 1985. Our results showed that South-Eastern Asia, southern China and eastern Southern Asia are areas with the most abundant precipitations, while floods in these areas are also the most serious. Northwest China, Western Asia, Northern Africa and Southern Asia are areas highly vulnerable to drought. Furthermore, the potential influence of flood and drought were also analyzed by associating with population distribution and corridor map. It reveals that China, South-Eastern Asia, Southern Asia, Western Asia and Northern Africa have the largest population number facing potential high water hazard risk. China–India–Burma Corridor and China–Indo-China Peninsula Corridor have the largest areas facing potential high water hazard risk.
更新日期：2021-08-01
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