中国水利部部长钮茂生指出,水已向中国亮出“黄牌”。 一是人均水资源占有量不到世界平均水平的四分之一,列世界第88位; 二是水资源的短缺日益严重。在中国北方地区和沿海城市及一些污染严重的地方,水资源不足已经制约了当地社会经济的发展; Niu Maosheng, minister of China’s Ministry of Water Resources, pointed out that water has given “yellow cards” to China. First, water resources per capita amount to less than one-fourth of the world average, ranking 88th in the world; Second, the growing shortage of water resources. In northern China and coastal cities and some heavily polluted places, insufficient water resources have restricted the development of local socio-economy;