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This discussion brief describes ongoing work by SEI to apply an analytical nexus framework in Ningxia, an arid, rapidly developing province in northern China that extends across the Loess Plateau and the Yellow River plains.
China has been a global leader in setting innovative environment and development targets. Of 17 mandatory targets in China’s latest five-year plan, 12 address the natural resource base. Other examples include the “Grain for Green” or Sloping Lands Conversion Programme and, more recently, China’s “Red Lines” (sustainable-use targets) for water, land and energy/carbon.
Given the importance of both development and environmental protection for China’s future, the question arises: Are these laws and the underlying targets consistent and mutually reinforcing, or are they generating unintended negative externalities and new trade-offs across sectors and resources? The same applies to national vs. province-level policies: Are the provincial targets consistent with one another and with national goals, and do they support the sustainable development of China as a whole?
In Ningxia, per-capita GDP has grown at almost 20% per year, and population at more than 1% per year over the past five years. This brief provides an important perspective on development in the province, focusing on Ningxia’s water, land, and energy resources and their interdependencies.
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Journal article / The key research question in this study is whether water-scarce megacities are consuming energy to conserve local water resources.
Past event / In this public seminar, journalists, scholars and civil society will ask what a green and just recovery could look like in the region.
Perspective / Water-related conservation efforts, such as the Water Producer Programme, help to align ecosystem systems maintenance with sustainable agricultural practices.
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