Abstract:

In order to provide a theoretical basis for the prevention and mitigation of natural disasters in Anhui Province, by means of output-oriented CCR model [one method of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)], the author made an analysis and assessment of the relative efficiency of flood control and drought relief in agriculture in 17 districts and cities of Anhui Province from 2006 to 2010. The results indicated that the flood control and drought relief efficiency values of Bengbu and other 5 cities were 1, while those of the rest were under 1, of which Chaohu and Tongling were lowest. Based on the results of the overall efficiency intensity analysis, these 17 districts and cities fell into 3 levels. In conclusion, the author argued that there existed a remarkable and stable discrepancy in the disaster resistance efficiency in Anhui Province, where in the Huaihe River Basin had an apparently higher efficiency than the Yangze River Basin, and with respect to the cities and districts that had relatively low efficiency values, efforts should be made to increase investment in infrastructure and obtain a rational allocation of disaster resistance resources.