Overall ideas and countermeasures for the 15th Five-Year Plan for water security in the Pearl River basin

WU Xiaolong

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1000-1123.2025.17.002

Abstract：The Pearl River basin has unique advantages in geographical location and development pattern,and serves as a key area for implementing major national strategies such as the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.In the face of new-stage requirements for high-quality development and the challenges of intensified climate change,it is essential to scientifically formulate the 15th Five-Year Plan for water security in the basin.On the basis of reviewing the achievements in protecting and managing the Pearl River basin during the 14th Five-Year Plan period,the overall trend of high-quality water conservancy development in the Pearl River basin during the 15th Five-Year Plan period is analyzed from four aspects:more consolidated foundations,stronger guarantees,more optimized functions,and more advanced forms.Centering on the overall goal of"promoting high-quality development and safeguarding water security in the Pearl River",this study systematically elaborates the planning ideas of integrating basin governance with regional development,combining goal orientation with problem orientation,coordinating five-year targets with long-term objectives,and balancing comprehensive planning with prioritized tasks.The plan focuses on addressing four major challenges,enhancing four key capabilities,and strengthening six implementation pathways,thereby providing reference for the high-standard and high-quality preparation of the 15th Five-Year Plan for water security in the Pearl River basin.