The Chinese National Committee of GWSP (GWSP China) was founded late 2004 based on the Chinese National Committee for IGBP-BAHC (Biospheric Aspects of the Hydrological Cycle). The major research topics dealt with by members of GWSP China comprise (a) water and heat fluxes, as well as CO2 assimilation in the soil-plant-atmosphere system (b) the evolution of laws and the maintenance mechanism of renewable water resources of the Yellow River, (c) impacts of environmental change on the water cycle and water resources security at a watershed scale, (d) quantitative assessment of water and heat fluxes using remote sensed data, (e) water-related institutional frameworks and assessments of ecological and environmental flows in North, Northwest and North-East China.

The major goals of GWSP China are (a) to promote integrated research on water issues at a range of scales, (b) to contribute to international water projects organised by GWSP and to relevant international programs, such as the Co-operative Programme on Water and Climate, (c) to enhance analyses of linkages and feedback s between climate change and water resources, ecological systems, and human behaviour, and to strengthen socio-economic analysis in ongoing projects.

Further information

Chairman
Prof. Changming Liu (liucm@igsnrr.ac.cn)

Executive VP
Prof. Jun Xia (xiaj@igsnrr.ac.cn)