Prof. Dr. JIA Shaofeng got his BE and ME in water resources engineering from Tsinghua University in 1987 and 2989, respectively, and his PhD in human geography from the Institute of Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Now he is Deputy Director of the Center for Water Resources Research under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Chair of the Department of Water & Land Resources Research at the CAS Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, and Vice Chair of the Special Committee for Water Resources under the Hydraulic Engineering Society of China. His main interests include water resources economics and integrated basin management. He has authored more than 200 papers and 3 books. E-mail: jiasf@igsnrr.ac.cn, shaofengj@hotmaii.com