【科学生活】:您什么时候开始从事沙漠水资源的研究?陈建生:我对沙漠的深入研究始于2001年。此前,我国北方沙尘暴的频发引起人们对内蒙古额济纳旗的关注,国务院作出了黑河分水的决定,即将上游甘肃张掖莺落峡流量的60%输送到下游的额济纳旗。黑河流域治理也成为中国实施西部大开发战略的重点工程之一。在河海大学院士基金和国际原子能机构技术援助项目的支持下,我们的研究小组 [Scientific life]: When did you start to engage in desert water research? Chen Jiansheng: My in-depth study of the desert began in 2001. Earlier, the frequent occurrence of sandstorms in northern China caused people’s concern about Ejin Banner in Inner Mongolia. The State Council decided to divert water from the Heihe River to deliver the 60% of the flow from Yingluo Gorge to the downstream Ejina Banner. Governance in the Heihe River Basin has also become one of the key projects for China to implement the strategy of developing the western region. With the support of the Hohai University Fellowship Fund and the IAEA Technical Assistance Program, our research team