Addressing China's Water Scarcity : Recommendations for Selected Water Resource Management Issues

This report reviews China's water scarcity situation, assesses the policy and institutional requirements for addressing it, and recommends key areas for strengthening and reform. It is a synthesis of the main findings and recommendations from analytical work and case studies prepared under the World Bank Analytical and Advisory Assistance (AAA) program entitled 'Addressing China's Water Scarcity: from Analysis to Action.' These studies focus on several strategically important thematic areas for China where additional research was needed, as identified by the research team and advisory group based on a review of pressing issues. These areas are governance, water rights, pricing, ecological compensation, pollution control, and emergency response. The approach has been to evaluate Chinese and international experience to identify policy and institutional factors that have proven effective in promoting the adoption of water conservation and pollution reduction technologies. The research was based on literature reviews, qualitative and quantitative policy analyses, household surveys, field trips, and case studies to develop feasible recommendations for a plan of action based on realities on the ground.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Xie, Jian
Other Authors:	Liebenthal, Andres
Format:	Publication biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2009
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER, ADEQUATE WATER, ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY, AGRICULTURAL WATER, AGRICULTURAL WATER USE, ALLOCATION OF WATER, ALLOCATION OF WATER RIGHTS, ALLOCATION PROCESS, ALLOCATION SYSTEM, ANNUAL BUDGETS, ANNUAL PRECIPITATION, AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, AVAILABLE WATER, AVAILABLE WATER RESOURCES, BASIN ECOSYSTEMS, BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND, BOD, CANCER, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, CHANNEL, CHANNELS, CIVIL SOCIETY, CLEAN-UP, CLIMATE CHANGE, COD, CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, CONSTRUCTION, CONSUMPTIVE USE, COST OF WATER, COST RECOVERY, COST RECOVERY POLICIES, CUBIC METER, DECISION MAKING, DEMAND FOR WATER, DEMAND MANAGEMENT, DESALINATION, DISTRIBUTION OF WATER, DRINKING WATER, ECOSYSTEM, EFFICIENT USE OF WATER, EFFICIENT WATER USE, EFFLUENT, ENFORCEABLE RIGHTS, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, EVAPOTRANSPIRATION, EXPLOITABLE WATER, FARMERS, FLOOD CONTROL, FOOD SECURITY, FRESHWATER RESOURCES, GAS, GLOBAL WARMING, GROUNDWATER, GROUNDWATER DEPLETION, GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT, GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWALS, HOUSEHOLDS, INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGES, INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER, INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT, IRRIGATION DISTRICT, IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, LAKES, LAND USE, LEGISLATION, LITERS PER CAPITA PER DAY, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, LOCAL WATER, LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, MANAGEMENT OF WATER, MORTALITY RATE, MUNICIPAL SEWAGE, MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER, MUNICIPAL WATER, MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY, NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES, NITROGEN, NONPOINT SOURCES, PERMITS, PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS, PIPED WATER, POLLUTION CONTROL, POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS, POLLUTION DISCHARGE, POPULATION GROWTH, PROGRAMS, PROTECTION OF WETLANDS, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, QUALITY OF SERVICE, QUALITY STANDARDS, QUOTAS, RAINFALL PATTERNS, RECHARGE, REMOTE SENSING, RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES, RESERVOIRS, RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS, RESOURCE CONSERVATION, RIVER BASIN, RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT, RIVER BASINS, RIVERS, SAFE DRINKING WATER, SCARCE WATER, SCARCE WATER RESOURCES, SCARCITY OF WATER, SCIENCES, SEA, SEAS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SERVICE QUALITY, SEWAGE TREATMENT, SMALL CITIES, SMALL TOWNS, SUBSIDENCE, SUPPLY OF WATER, SURFACE RUNOFF, SURFACE WATER, SURFACE WATER BODIES, SURFACE WATER QUALITY, SUSTAINABLE USE, SUSTAINABLE WATER, SUSTAINABLE WATER USE, TARIFF REFORM, TARIFF STRUCTURE, TOWN, TOXIC CHEMICALS, TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHTS, TRANSPARENCY, URBAN AREAS, URBAN WATER, URBAN WATER UTILITIES, VARIABLE RAINFALL, WASTE DISPOSAL, WASTEWATER DISCHARGE, WASTEWATER DISCHARGE CONTROL, WASTEWATER SERVICES, WASTEWATER TREATMENT, WASTEWATER TREATMENT CAPACITY, WATER ABSTRACTION, WATER AFFAIRS, WATER ALLOCATION, WATER ALLOCATIONS, WATER AVAILABILITY, WATER CONSERVATION, WATER CONSUMPTION, WATER CONTENT, WATER CRISIS, WATER DEMAND, WATER DEVELOPMENT, WATER ENTITLEMENTS, WATER EXPLOITATION, WATER GOVERNANCE, WATER LAW, WATER MANAGEMENT, WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, WATER MARKET, WATER MARKETS, WATER MONITORING, WATER POLICY, WATER POLLUTION, WATER POLLUTION CONTROL, WATER PRICING, WATER QUALITY, WATER QUALITY DATA, WATER QUALITY INDEX, WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT, WATER QUANTITY, WATER RECYCLING, WATER REQUIREMENTS, WATER RESOURCE, WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, WATER RESOURCES, WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, WATER REUSE, WATER RIGHTS, WATER SCARCITY, WATER SECTOR, WATER SHORTAGE, WATER SHORTAGES, WATER SOURCES, WATER SUPPLIES, WATER SUPPLY, WATER SUPPLY ACTIVITIES, WATER SUPPLY SERVICES, WATER SYSTEM, WATER SYSTEMS, WATER TABLES, WATER TARIFF, WATER TARIFFS, WATER TRANSFER, WATER USE, WATER USER, WATER USERS, WATER USES, WATER UTILITIES, WATER WITHDRAWAL, WATER WITHDRAWALS, WATERSHEDS,
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