黄土高原地区是我国典型的贫困地区之一,导致这一地区贫困的主要原因是水资源的严重短缺。近年来,党中央、国务院以及当地政府为解决黄土高原地区水资源短缺问题,尤其是为解决农村生活用水问题做了大量工作,采取了一系列行之有效的措施,取得了显著的成效。通过发展微型水利工程收集雨水,就是一条符合当地实际、并为老百姓广泛接受的办法。前不久,本刊记者就此采访了对黄土高原地区集雨工程做过专门调研的中国社会科学院农村发展研究所副研究员于法稳。他认为-- The Loess Plateau is one of the typical poor areas in our country. The main reason for the poverty in this area is the serious shortage of water resources. In recent years, the CPC Central Committee, the State Council and the local government have done a great deal of work to solve the water shortage problem in the Loess Plateau, especially for solving the problem of water use in rural areas. We have taken a series of effective measures and achieved remarkable results. Collecting rainwater through the development of mini water conservancy projects is a method that is in line with local conditions and widely accepted by ordinary people. Not long ago, this reporter interviewed on the Loess Plateau Rainfall Engineering conducted a special investigation of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Institute of Rural Development, Associate Professor in France and stability. he thinks--