西部大开发中水资源保护的战略意义

Strategical Significance of Water Resources Protection in Western China Development

水是生命的源泉,水资源具有维持生命与健康功能,生态系统组成与演化功能,景观组合与美学功能;水能及其服务功能;水介质的传输与净化功能;社会生活与经济服务功能等。西部水资源具有发挥各种功能的区域条件。保护西部水资源的战略意义在于:(1)它是实施西部可持续发展战略的迫切需求;(2)西部是全国水资源富集区,对其保护具有全国战略意义;(3)水资源保护是西部生态建设的重要内容,是建成西部生态屏障的重要措施;(4)西部水资源是产业发展的支撑,对其保护对全国产业发展及其布局,有特殊功能和意义;(5)水资源昌西部农业命脉,保护水资源是西部农业持续发展的保证;(6)西部水资源保护具有跨流域的功能,有广泛的国际影响;(7)水资源保护是发展我国西部旅游产业的重要支撑。总之,西部大开发需要水资源的利用和保护,而水资源的保护和利用又是西部大开发的重要内容和成功的重要标志。

Water resources in Western China are endowed with excellent conditions to exert all functions for human service.The (protection) of water resources in Western China has great significances:(1)It is an urgent need for carrying out the sustainable (development) in Western China.(2)It has an important national position because of the richest water resources in China.(3)It is one of key parts of ecological construction,and a very practical measure for constructing ecological defence in Western China.(4)It (benefits) (national) industry development and its layout.(5)As the lifeline of agriculture,it lays the foundation of sustainable agricultural (development) in Western China.(6)As having transbasin function,it has broad international influences.(7)It gives a great help to Western tourism development.In short,Western China Development needs water utilization and its protection,while water utilization and (protection) in Western China consists in Western China Development and symbolizes the success of Western China Development.