Addressing Water Security in the People's Republic of China : The 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) and Beyond.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures, Tables, and Boxes -- Figures -- 1 Water Scarcity Threshold and Water Resources per Capita per Year by Province in the People's Republic of China, 2014 -- 2 Groundwater Quality at Monitoring Points across the People's Republic of China, 2011-2015 -- 3 Average Combined Water Tariffs in Selected Countries -- 4 Growth in Eco-Compensation for Watershed Services in the People's Republic of China, 1999-2011 -- 5 New Watershed Investment Programs by Area of Focus in the People's Republic of China, 1999-2011 -- 6 Comparative Average Annual Growth in Gross Domestic Product in Selected Countries, 1990-2014 -- 7 Gross Domestic Product per Capita, Daily Residential Water Use, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions per Capita of Selected Cities, 2014 -- 8 Water Security Framework of Five Interdependent Key Dimensions -- 9 Coverage of Urban Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment Services in the People's Republic of China, 2000-2014 -- 10 Average Annual Growth of Constructed Urban Areas and Wastewater Treatment Capacity by Province in the People's Republic of China, 2000-2011/12 -- 11 Investments in Rural Water Supply and Rural Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water in the People's Republic of China, 2005-2012 -- 12 Baseline Water Stress (2010) in Selected Countries -- 13 Total Water Productivity in Selected Countries, 2014 -- 14 Water Use per Capita by Province in the People's Republic of China, 2012 -- 15 Water Use per Unit of Gross Domestic Product by Province in the People's Republic of China, 2012 -- 16 Water Use per Unit of Industrial Value Added by Province in the People's Republic of China, 2012 -- 17 Irrigated Areas in the People's Republic of China, 2000-2014 -- 18 Irrigation Investments by Five-Year Plans in the People's Republic of China, 1981-2011.

19 Urbanization and Changes in Water Use of Various Sectors in the People's Republic of China, 2003-2014 -- 20 Average Growth of Urban Population, Economic Sector, and Water Use per Capita by Province in the People's Republic of China, 2012 -- 21 Average Annual Growth of Urban Population in Selected Countries, 1960-2014 -- 22 Annual Freshwater Withdrawal by Sectors in Selected Countries, 2014 -- 23 Average Annual Growth of Constructed Urban Areas and Sewer Pipe Density by Five-Year Plans in the People's Republic of China, 1981-2012 -- 24 Residential Wastewater Generated and Growth of Wastewater Treatment Capacity and Sewer Pipe Length in the People's Republic of China, 2001-2013 -- 25 Comparative Percentage of Treated Anthropogenic Wastewater in Selected Countries, 2012 -- 26 Annual Direct Flood Damages and Number of Flooded Cities in the People's Republic of China, 2006-2015 -- 27 Comparative Level and Growth of Population Density in Selected Countries -- 28 Population Trends in the People's Republic of China, 2000-2014 -- 29 Comparative Proportion and Growth of Arable Lands in Selected Countries -- 30 Interannual and Seasonal Water Variability in Selected Countries -- Tables -- 1 Average Annual Renewable Water Resources in the People's Republic of China -- 2 Water-Related Binding Targets in the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) of the People's Republic of China -- 3 Urban Household Water Tariffs in 36 Major Cities of the People's Republic of China (as of May 2014) -- 4 Asian Water Development Outlook Framework for Assessing National Water Security -- 5 Water Security Index of the People's Republic of China and Median Scores for Asia and the Pacific, 2013 -- 6 Summary Statistics of Reservoirs of Various Scales and Total Storage Capacities in the People's Republic of China, 2013.

7 Summary Statistics of the Various Types of Groundwater Abstraction Wells in the People's Republic of China, 2013 -- 8 Projected Changes in Runoff for 2021-2050 for the People's Republic of China's 10 River Basins under A1B, A2, and B2 Climate Scenarios -- Boxes -- 1 Europe's "Water Pays for Water"-and Wastewater-with Right Mix of Revenues -- 2 Israel's Water-Energy-Food Nexus -- 3 Singapore's Urban Water Challenges and Responses -- 4 Progress in Groundwater Management in the People's Republic of China Evident, but Full Recovery Elusive -- 5 New York Catskills and Ecosystem Services -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Weights and Measures -- Currency Equivalents -- Executive Summary -- I. Water Security and the 13th Five-Year Plan -- II. Current Water Policy Context for the 13th Five-Year Plan -- A. Growth of Economic and Market Mechanisms for Water Security -- B. Integrated Water Resources Management and Institutional Innovation -- III. The 2030 Demand Dilemma -- IV. State of Water Security -- A. Key Dimension 1: Household Water Security -- B. Key Dimension 2: Economic Water Security and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus -- C. Key Dimension 3: Urban Water Security -- D. Key Dimension 4: Environmental Water Security -- E. Key Dimension 5: Water Security for Climate Resilience -- V. Priority Actions for Increased Water Security Under the 13th Five-Year Plan -- A. Elevate Water Security to the Appropriate High-Level Authority and Ensure Proper Implementation of National Water Security Strategy -- B. Deepen Reform of Water Governance System and Strengthen Water Management -- C. Build Optimal Water Infrastructure Capacity to Enhance Country Water Security -- D. Reform Water Pricing to Reflect Scarcity and Create Water Services to Address Externalities.

E. Focus on the Weakest Spots of the Country's Water Security and Develop Water Risk Management -- F. Promote Education and Public Awareness Programs -- VI. Issues for the Near Future: The Water-Energy-Food Nexus.

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