Situation requirements,ideas and measures for water security guarantee in the Yangtze River basin during the 15th Five-Year Plan period
LIAO Zhiwei
Abstract：The Yangtze River is the mother river of the Chinese nation and an essential foundation for national development.Water security in the Yangtze River basin is vital to the country's long-term stability.This paper summarizes the achievements in safeguarding water security in the basin,provides an in-depth analysis of the new situation and emerging requirements,and,based on fully leveraging the guiding role of strategic planning for the water sector,proposes the overall approach for formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for water security in the Yangtze River basin.Guided by the"six implementation paths"for high-quality development of water sector and by the goal of accelerating the development of new quality productive forces in the water sector to adapt to major transformations in productive forces,the paper puts forward major measures for water security from six perspectives:ensuring the Yangtze River's security and stability;accelerating the development of a modern water network;comprehensively advancing the ecological protection and restoration of rivers and lakes;continuously promoting the development of the Digital Twin Yangtze River;further enhancing the intensive and safe utilization of water resources;and consistently improving the institutional,governance,and legal framework for basin management.These measures provide a decision-making basis for supporting the high-quality development of the water sector,charting a development pathway to sustain the Yangtze River's vitality,and contributing"Yangtze River Strength"to better support and serve the advancement of Chinese modernization.
Keywords：Yangtze River basin15th Five-Year Planwater securityhigh-quality development of water sectorsix implementation pathsnew quality productive forces of the water sectormodern water network
Publication Date：2025-11-12
Online Publishing Date：2025-11-28(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：8( 5-12 )