Abstract: To establish the livelihood evaluation system and quantitative standard of reservoir resettlement， the sustainable livelihoods of reservoir resettlement from Yili Valley was evaluated using fuzzy matter\|element model， together with analytic hierarchy process and statistical analysis. The results showed that the livelihood of reservoir resettlement in Yili Valley was almost the same as before， and there was still a big gap from sustainable development， this was mainly caused by the economic base and policy guarantee. Then it could be concluded that income， land output， employment， occupation skill and the local life integration affect the sustainable development of reservoir resettlement. Finally， we can promote the sustainable livelihoods of reservoir resettlement in Yili Valley through improving the mechanism of reservoir resettlement management organization， increasing the acceptance and strengthening the security system of the late stage support.

Key words: Yili Valley, reservoir resettlement, sustainable livelihoods evaluation, fuzzy matter\, element model