The vision of drought resistance and disaster reduction should be ahead of time.

Recently, the rapidly spreading drought is worrying. At present, it is a critical period for the growth of autumn grain, so it is urgent and important to fight drought and disaster reduction in an orderly and effective manner.

On the whole, there are two shortcomings that can not be ignored: agricultural modernization is still the deficiency of the "new four modernizations"; and irrigation and water conservancy infrastructure is still the deficiency of agricultural modernization. As far as the latter is concerned, the water conservancy infrastructure in many areas of our country is weak, the ability to resist floods and droughts is not strong, and there are a large number of medium-and low-yield fields. This is not only the deficiency of agricultural development, but also the bottleneck of grain production.

The flood is raging, and the drought is silent. Compared with floods, droughts are always inconspicuous at first, and people always hope that a few drenches will relieve the drought. But the reality is often the scorching sun and the moon. As soon as the ground cracks and people are thirsty, the drought has already turned into a disaster, passing through the skin and pointing straight to the intestines and stomach bone marrow.

In this sense, we should do more "ordinary work" and "extra-poetic work" in fighting drought and reducing disaster. Therefore, when talking about the work in this area, the person in charge of the water conservancy department said two words that are quite intriguing: one sentence focuses on "advanced thinking"-"changing the focus of work from post-disaster emergency protection to pre-disaster prevention, and from passive resistance to active prevention and control." another sentence focuses on "accumulating merit"-- "make full use of the favorable opportunities in winter and spring to lay a solid foundation for drought resistance and water supply."

Statistics show that in 2013, China solved 20.07 million people's temporary drinking water difficulties due to drought, completed an area of 370 million mu of drought-resistant irrigated land and recovered 39.93 million tons of grain loss. At the moment, the drought is still spreading, the disaster situation is still developing, and drought relief and disaster reduction should not be relaxed for some time to come.

First, "two hands" should be achieved. It is inseparable from the "joint efforts" of the market and the government to fight drought and conserve water, ensure water security, compose good water-saving songs, and control water pollution. Water is a public product, and water governance is the responsibility of the government, but at the same time, government leadership does not mean "dominating the world". It is necessary to distinguish what the government should do and which things can rely on the market mechanism to further optimize the allocation of water resources.

"two-handed force" is not only a top-level design, but also connected to the field. In many major grain producing areas, the water conservancy facilities of some major rivers "under their noses" are often based on a good foundation, but the total ownership is not clear, so that they are in disrepair or even abandoned. It is a pity that we are unable to irrigate seedlings while guarding the rivers.

Second, we should adhere to "walking on two legs". Strengthening the unified management and scientific dispatching of water sources is a necessary condition for ensuring the use of water in drought-resistant areas. In addition to external forces, drought resistance and disaster reduction should also focus on "endogenous power." Among them, water saving is the key.

Frankly speaking, the current mode of water use in China is still relatively extensive, and "running and dripping" occurs from time to time-- the water consumption of industrial added value of 10,000 yuan is 2-3 times that of the world's advanced level; "flood irrigation" is still not uncommon-- the effective utilization coefficient of farmland irrigation water is 0.52, which is far lower than the international advanced level of 0.7-0.8.

Therefore, in order to save water in the future, we should pay attention to the management of the whole process in the aspects of concepts, consciousness, and measures, and pay attention to the priority policy of water conservation to the end for a long time.

The combination of drought and flood reflects the imbalance of the temporal and spatial distribution of water resources in China, while the thirst of water shortage reflects the unscientific spatial allocation of population and resources and environment. Judging from the national conditions, floods and droughts may often occur in the future, and we should have a clear idea of the historical orientation and vertical and horizontal coordinates of water conservancy.