Study site description: Yan River Basin, China

Table of Contents

1. Responsible partner
2. General information
3. Bio-physical description
4. Socio-economic description
   1. Population density and structure
   2. Level and sources of income main stakeholder groups
   3. Impacts of land degradation on the livelihood of people
   4. Major challenges of existing land resource management
   5. Major drivers of main land degradation processes
5. Institutional and political setting
6. Relevant end-users / stakeholder groups

Population density and structure

The average population density in the Yanhe River Basin is 71.4 capita per km². The population density in Jingbian, Ansai, Baota, Yanchang and Zhidan County is 45.5, 51.9, 118.3, 62.6 and 29.9 capita per km² respectively.

The average annual cereal consumption is 599 kg per capita in the Yanhe River Basin. The consumption divided per county is 505, 632, 608, 520 and 730 599 kg per capita in Jingbian, Ansai, Baota, Yanchang and Zhidan County respectively.