03196nam 2200625 a 450 991046183980332120200520144314.01-280-87858-497866137198980-8213-9597-1(CKB)2670000000208512(EBL)953212(OCoLC)798536278(SSID)ssj0000686202(PQKBManifestationID)12218263(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000686202(PQKBWorkID)10731615(PQKB)10150921(MiAaPQ)EBC953212(Au-PeEL)EBL953212(CaPaEBR)ebr10578616(CaONFJC)MIL371989(EXLCZ)99267000000020851220120615d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGrow in concert with nature[electronic resource] sustaining East Asia's water resources management through green water defense /Xiaokai Li, Graeme Turner, and Liping JiangWashington D.C. World Bankc20121 online resource (112 p.)A World Bank studyDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-9588-2 Includes bibliographical references.Acknowledgement -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Executive summary -- Introduction -- Status of water resources in East Asia -- Defining the green water defense approach -- Selected country case studies of best practices -- General conclusions and recommendations -- Building on the best practices : towards a roadmap for East Asia -- References -- Appendix: country case study - Victoria, Australia -- Box 1: Water planning in Australia -- Box 2: Victorian water planning framework -- Box 3. Water sharing rules -- Box 4: Victorian (Australia) water register -- Box 5: Northern Victoria irrigation renewal project (NVIRP) : modernizing the Goulburn-Murray irrigation district.Water scarcity is increasingly becoming a threat to water security in different countries or areas of East Asia, driven by water over-withdrawal and pollution, and aggravated by climate change and variability. The 'Green Water Defense in East Asia' study, as part of the driver for green growth in the water sector of East Asia region, seeks to find a sustainable solution to this challenge. The concept of Green Water Defense (GWD) is developed building on such principles as 'live and build with nature', 'green adaptation', 'produce more with less' and 'low impact development', etc. It is definedWorld Bank StudiesWater resources developmentEast AsiaWater-supplyManagementEast AsiaElectronic books.Water resources developmentWater-supplyManagement333.910095Li Xiaokai1055179Turner Graeme476319Jiang Liping1055180MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461839803321Grow in concert with nature2488393UNINA