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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Xie, Jien

Titel

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

Ist Teil von

• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Dec 2008, 196 pp, 2008

Erscheinungsjahr

2008

Quelle

PAIS Index

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• China faces a major challenge in managing its scarce water resources to sustain economic growth in the years ahead. This report provides an overview of China's water scarcity situation, assesses the policy and institutional requirements for addressing it, and recommends key areas for strengthening and reform. The issues covered in the report are water governance, water rights, water pricing and affordability, watershed ecological compensation, water pollution control, and emergency prevention. The report's recommendations identify the key measures needed to effectively address these issues. Tables, Figures, Appendixes, References.