Yangtze River, the longest river in China, plays a crucial role in the economic-social development of Yangtze Riv-er Basin. Protecting the water resources of Yangtze River concerns the welfare of 400 million people living in the basin, and the sustainable development of Yangtze River Basin or even the whole country. Based on analysis of the relationship between the wa-ter environment change and economic-social development of Yangtze River Basin in the past 30 years, the problems and chal-lenges in water resources protection of Yangtze River are discussed, and suggestions to improve the protection of water resources of Yangtze River are put forward.%长江是中国第一大河，是长江流域经济社会发展的重要命脉，保护好长江水资源，不仅是长江流域4亿多人民的福祉所系，也关系到长江流域乃至全国经济社会可持续发展的大局。在分析近30 a来长江流域经济社会发展与水环境变化关系的基础上，讨论了长江流域水资源保护面临的问题，并提出了加强长江流域水资源保护的思路和对策。
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