The severe drought disaster began in Autumn 2009 has strong impacts on agriculture and life in the southwest region of China. Based on the analysis of natural causes

the human activities focusing on change of eco-environmrnt

such as land use change

soil and water conservation

mining

and water resource engineering

are discussed to show the possible impacts and their approaches. The basic natural cause of the terrible drought disaster is the poor weather condition with very little precipitation in 7 months from September 2009 to March 2010. Adjusting capacity loss of soil water supply induced by deforestation

cash crop planting with higher water consumption

water system destroy induced by large-scale mining

and capacity loss of water resource engineering are the main causes that make the disaster happen and become worse. Only when considering the special local conditions and the process of eco-hydrological system in the region and practicing integrated water system management

we can prevent and reduce the negative impacts of climate change for the regional sustainable development.