Water Scarcity Analysis of the South-To-North Water Diversion Project Receiving Areas Based on Water Exploitation Index Plus
摘要
In order to analyze the impact of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project (SNWDP) on the water scarcity situation of water-receiving regions, Water Exploitation Index Plus (WEI+) was introduced to compute the temporal and spatial water scarcity characteristics of the seven water receiving provinces and municipalities from 2013 to 2022. The results showed that the smallest WEI+ was in Anhui Province with a mean value of 1% and the largest in Hebei Province with a mean value of 75%. And also, it was found that the WEI+ of Henan, Anhui and Jiangsu provinces did not fluctuate much during 2013 to 2022, while the WEI+ of the remaining four regions fluctuated more drastically. However, the WEI+ of the whole receiving areas were in a downward trend, which indicated that the water scarcity situation in the receiving areas had been alleviated since the SNWDP began operating in 2014.