The effects of human activities, climatic conditions and land-use factors on water resources development in huai river basin northeast china

Abstract

The causal research design method is most effective in establishing the cause-andeffect associations especially when carrying out findings concerning specific variations on water resources availability and development in relation to several other River Basin operating factors such as human activities, climatic conditions and Land-use. The paper takes advantage of specific scenarios to reveal the trends of relationships between factors measured. It is feasible to analyze the effect and cause for wide range of processes in relation to trends. There are higher levels of internal validity associated with research design method because of systematic subject selection. Present study examines the effects of climate change factors on the processes and relative needs for water uses in domestic, production and eco-water consumption is central to the allocation and conservation of water resources in systems of ecology and economy in arid Northeast of China. The population growth requires adequate supply of water especially during shortages arising melt-water from ice and glacier, abnormal rainfall, and flood disasters. The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) has deployed prominently for modelling the physical distribution of hydrology of Huai River Basin to ascertain the influence of land use and climate changes independently. However, its inadequate data causes equivocal and inconsistency results derived from statistical analysis; seemingly poor control measures in the basin; method's cause-effect nature; and restriction to small and headwater basins. The watershed method revealed the effects of climatic conditions and human activities on water resources. However, it is limited by the constant variation to land use patterns usually smaller in large catchments than in small watersheds. There are two small neighbouring watersheds could have same climatic input but not in the case of larger catchments. To solve those problems researchers and stakeholders must find a long-term solution by identifying the affected areas. This paper presents the overview of water resources problem of the basin for future study, plan, and work. Keywords: The effects of human activities, climatic conditions and land-use factors on water resources development in huai river basin northeast china 108Copyright: ©2018 Othman Ali et al.The processes of hydrology are majorly caused by climate and land use. There is ever increasing rate of human advancements giving rise to intense changes universally both in climatic conditions and forms of land-use in catchments. In general, the effects of these changes on environment and ecological advancement are receiving extensive attention.12-15 On a catchment scale, the effects of these processes of hydrology including infiltration, groundwater recharge and runoff continue to adversely take tolls in the sense of balance of water resources' demand and supply and quality of water; thereby causing imbalances in environment, ecosystems, and economy at large. The direct consequences of land use change are ra...