Yu, XiuboJiang, LuguangLi, LifengWang, JinxinWang, LiminLi, GangPittock, James2015-12-101756-5529http://hdl.handle.net/1885/57476The Yangtze is the largest river basin in China and home to over 400 million people. In recent history, and especially during 1950s-1970s, extensive lakes and floodplains were reclaimed as polders for agriculture and rural development. Consequently, the fKeywords: adaptive management; agricultural development; climate change; embankment; floodplain; partnership approach; river basin; river management; rural development; China; Hubei; Yangtze River China; Climate adaptation; Climate change; Freshwater management; Yangtze RiverFreshwater management and climate change adaptation: Experiences from the Central Yangtze in China200910.3763/cdev.2009.00232016-02-24