TY  - BOOK
AU  - Osti,Rabindra P.
TI  - Managing Water Resources for Sustainable Socioeconomic Development: A Country Water Assessment for the People's Republic of China
T2  - Country Sector and Thematic Assessments Series
SN  - 9789292614638
AV  - TD301.A1 .M363 2018 
U1  - 333.9100951 
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Manila
PB  - Asian Development Bank
KW  - Water-supply-China
KW  - Water security-China
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, Maps, and Boxes -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Weights and Measures -- Executive Summary -- CHAPTER I. Introduction and Approach -- The Country Water Assessment Study -- Conceptual Framework -- Methodological Approach for Assessing the Country's Water Resources -- CHAPTER II. The State of Freshwater Resources in the People's Republic of China -- Total Freshwater Resources -- Water Supply -- Water Use and Demand -- Gap between Water Supply and Demand -- Water Quality and Trends -- Freshwater Ecology -- Flood and Drought Disasters -- CHAPTER III. Legal and Policy Environment -- Legal Framework and Reforms -- Policy Developments and Macrostrategies Related to Water -- National Strategies for International and Regional Development and Integration -- Current Water Management System -- Governance -- CHAPTER IV. Assessment of Water Security: Providing Water-Related Services -- Asian Water Development Outlook -- Adaptation of the Water Security Methodology for the People's Republic of China and the Assessment Results -- Water Security in the Yangtze River Economic Belt: A Case Study -- Possible Future Developments in Water Security -- Sustainable Development Goals -- CHAPTER V. Drivers for Better Water Resources Management -- Rapid Growth in Population and Urbanization -- Economic Development -- Climate Change -- Energy Development -- Rural Development -- Pressure on Production: Water-Food-Energy Nexus -- Poverty: Cumulative Cause and Effect -- CHAPTER VI. Strategic Framework for Water Resources Management -- Goals for Water Resources Development -- Strategies for Better Water Management -- Implementing the Strategies: Governance for Green Growth -- Monitoring the Strategies and Their Implementation -- CHAPTER VII. Summary of Key Policy Recommendations on Water Security; Strengthen Water Security Leadership and Coordination -- Promote an Integrated Approach to Water Resources Development and Management -- Upgrade the Legal and Regulatory Framework -- Set Up Red Lines, Criteria, and Checklists for Aquatic Ecological Protection -- Implement Better Eco-Environmental Protection and Restoration Measures -- Improve Water Infrastructure Upgrade, Construction, and Management -- Improve Water Demand Management and Water Conservation -- Mobilize Market and Economic Instruments -- Enhance Transparency and Public Participation -- Promote Research and Development of Innovative Solutions -- CHAPTER VIII. Opportunities for Cooperation between the Asian Development Bank and the People's Republic of China -- Country Partnership Strategy -- Support for the Development Priorities of the People's Republic of China -- Other Potential Areas of Cooperation -- The 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) and Beyond
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