03196oam 22006375 450 991079030460332120200520144314.01-280-87858-497866137198980-8213-9597-110.1596/978-0-8213-9588-2(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(The World Bank)17348941(US-djbf)17348941(EXLCZ)99267000000020851220120615d2012 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSustaining East Asia's water resources management through green water defense / /Xiaokai Li, Graeme Turner, Liping JiangWashington D.C. :World Bank,[2012]copyright 2012.pages cmA 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 e-Library.Water resources developmentEast AsiaWater-supplyManagementEast AsiaWater resources developmentWater-supplyManagement333.910095Li Xiaokai1559043Turner Graeme476319Jiang Liping1559044DLCDLCBOOK9910790304603321UNINA