Research from the International Water
Management Institute, in Sri Lanka, and
partners examines how water used for rice
irrigation is managed in two sites in China – in
the Yellow River basin and Yangtze River basin.
In the Yangtze basin, water is relatively
abundant, while the Yellow basin experiences
water shortages. In both systems, the main
user groups are farmers, irrigation operators,
cities and basin managers. The researchers
assessed various watersaving
strategies on farms
to understand if and how
water is saved.