Evaluation of Chinese Environmental Policies. Actual states and Challenges for the Future

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In order to clarify the efficiency of Chinese environmental policies, such as"Sloping Land Conversion Program","Water Saving Program", and"Forced Migration for Preserving Grassland", this study focuses human-environmental interactions in the Heihe River basin, an inland river of the arid region in the western China. Surface runoff from the upper mountain area by rain and melt water of snow and glaciers is the only source of water available in the middle oases area and the lower arid area. The increase of water demand for irrigation to agricultural land in the middle oases area has caused the decrease of surface water supply for the lower arid area. Water-saving programs by governmental policies caused other problems in both social and environmental contexts.