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RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
Volume 154, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.104578
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Deep water saving; Irrigation water consumption; Integrated on-farm water management interventions
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- China Scholarship Council (CSC) [201706210328]
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China is working hard to reconcile growing demands for freshwater with already oversubscribed renewable water resources. However, the knowledge essential for setting and achieving the intended water consumption cuts remains limited. Here we show that on-farm water management interventions such as improved irrigation and soil management practices for maize cultivation can lead to substantial water consumption reductions, by a simulated total of 28-46 % (7-14 billion m(3)/year) nationally, with or without the impacts of climate change. The water consumption cut is equivalent to 16-31 % of the ultimate capacity of the South-North Water Transfer Project. Much of the reduction is achievable at the populous and water-stressed North China Plain and Northeast China. Meanwhile, the interventions can increase maize production by an estimated 7-15 %, meeting 22-28 % of demand increase projected for 2050. The water management and food production improvements obtained are crucial for achieving multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to water, land, and food in China and far beyond.
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