Promoting Green Growth through Water Resources Management

Water security and water quality affect numerous economic sectors and areas: agriculture, energy, disaster management, and others. Countries need balanced and integrated approaches that are economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable. Threats related to climate change have added to the complexity, and to the importance, of water resource management. Korea’s integrated water resources management approach since the 1990s reflects the country’s “green” climate-resilient development path. The Korean Green Growth Trust Fund’s (KGGTF) 3rd “Knowledge Note”, Promoting Green Growth through Water Resources Management: the Case of Republic of Korea, outlines key responses to Korea’s water resource challenges. The report highlights the Korean Government’s “Four Major River Restoration Project (4MRRP)”, a multi-purpose, green-growth infrastructure initiative. Involving five ministries and 78 local authorities in a comprehensive and integrated approach, the Note showcases lessons from 4MRRP for other countries to learn from Korea’s experience overcoming institutional, legislative, governance, technical and financial hurdles.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Wataya, Eiko, Ishiwatari, Mikio, Shin, Taesun, Kim, Daeil, Song, Jiseon, Kim, Seyi
Format:	Brief biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	2016-01-01
Subjects:	FLOODING, RIVER ECOSYSTEMS, WATER QUALITY, FLOW, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, USE OF WATER, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES, QUALITY OF WATER, ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS, CHEMICAL, DAMS, WATERWAYS, RIVER FLOW, DISCHARGE, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, HYDROLOGY, FLOW CAPACITY, PROGRAMS, WATER SUPPLY, WATER RESOURCE, COST SHARING, RIVER BASINS, RESERVOIRS, URBAN WATER, WATER SHORTAGES, CHANNELS, WEIRS, EVAPOTRANSPIRATION, DAM CONSTRUCTION, ADEQUATE WATER, JOINT VENTURES, SALE OF WATER, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, WATER RESOURCES, INVESTMENT COST, MUNICIPALITIES, WATER STORAGE, AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, ANNUAL PRECIPITATION, WASTEWATER TREATMENT, NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES, WATER MANAGEMENT, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COST RECOVERY, WATER TREATMENT, RIVER SYSTEM, FLOODS, BASINS, CIVIL SOCIETY, CONSTRUCTION, GLOBAL WARMING, WATER USE, WATER, WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, LEVEE, SUSTAINABLE WATER, STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION, WATER LEVEL, RAINFALL, POLLUTION, FORESTRY, PUBLIC WATER, RESEARCH, WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES, NATURAL RESOURCES, ANNUAL RAINFALL, RUNOFF, WATER SHORTAGE, POINT SOURCES, WATERFRONTS, BOD, INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT, WASTEWATER, STORAGE CAPACITY, ECOSYSTEM, BASIN DEVELOPMENT, CONSENSUS BUILDING, CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER QUANTITY, DROUGHT, WATER USER, TRANSPARENCY, WATER USES, WATER TARIFF, RIVER BASIN, FLOOD DAMAGE, WATER POLICY, SYSTEMS, FLOOD RISK, DECISION MAKING, RIVERS, LOCAL WATER, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS, WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND, QUALITY WATER, SPUR, WATER AVAILABILITY, EROSION, WATER NEEDS, DRINKING WATER, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, FLOOD DAMAGES, PIPE, IRRIGATION, AGRICULTURAL WATER, HOUSEHOLDS, URBAN WATER SUPPLY, METERS, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, OPERATORS, FLOOD CONTROL, RAIN, EXPORT, WATER SERVICE, PRESSURE, INDUSTRIAL COMPLEXES, MANAGEMENT OF WATER, SEA, WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, PRIVATE COMPANIES, PIPES, METEOROLOGICAL DATA, LEVEES, INDUSTRIAL USE, WATER LEVELS, WETLANDS, WATER FACILITIES, CHANNEL, AGRICULTURAL USES,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/01/25798703/promoting-green-growth-through-water-resources-management-case-republic-korea https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23677
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