02903nam 2200601 a 450 991045412890332120200520144314.01-281-95971-597866119597150-8213-7825-2(CKB)1000000000721804(EBL)459906(OCoLC)560615067(SSID)ssj0000085203(PQKBManifestationID)12007338(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000085203(PQKBWorkID)10004124(PQKB)11148978(MiAaPQ)EBC459906(Au-PeEL)EBL459906(CaPaEBR)ebr10273763(CaONFJC)MIL195971(OCoLC)828074414(EXLCZ)99100000000072180420081121d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAddressing China's water scarcity[electronic resource] recommendations for selected water resource management issues /Jian Xie ... [et al.]Washington, D.C. World Bank20091 online resource (198 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8213-7645-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-152) and index.Introduction -- Water scarcity in China : current situation -- Water resources management in China : an overview of determinant variables -- Improving water governance -- Deepening water rights administration and developing water markets -- Improving efficiency and equity in water pricing -- Protecting ecosystems in river basins through market-oriented eco-compensation instruments -- Controlling water pollution -- Preventing water pollution disasters -- Summary, action plan and issues for the future.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.Water resources developmentChinaWater-supplyChinaElectronic books.Water resources developmentWater-supply333.9100951Xie Jian1962-1046165World Bank.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454128903321Addressing China's water scarcity2472888UNINA