我国西部地区包括新疆、西藏、青海、宁夏、甘肃、陕西、云南、贵州、四川、重庆。西部地区土地面积约占全国56％,人口约占全国23％,可开发的水资源约占全国77％,矿产资源约占全国50％,可见在西部发展水产业大有可为。 一、西部水资源分布状况 关于西部水资源的开发利用问题,江泽民同志曾经指出:“加快开发西部地区,应该是全面的要把水资源的开发和有效利用放在 Western China includes Xinjiang, Tibet, Qinghai, Ningxia, Gansu, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Chongqing. The land area in the western region accounts for about 56% of the total population in the country, with a population of about 23% of the country, about 77% of developable water resources and about 50% of mineral resources in the country. This shows that there is much room for development in the western region. I. Distribution of Water Resources in the West With regard to the development and utilization of water resources in the western region, Comrade Jiang Zemin once pointed out: "Speeding up the development of the western region should comprehensively promote the development and effective utilization of water resources in the