This book investigates water resources management and policy in China over the last two decades with a core focus on the role of water for socioeconomic development and sustainability. Recent policies, such as the Three Red Lines and the Water Ten Plan are evaluated for sustainable water supply, use and quality control. The book appraises solutions through demand management, water rights and pollution trading, virtual water and water footprint. Supply management is discussed taking examples from the Three Gorges Dam and the South North Water Transfer Project. The water market is investigated uncovering the active engagement of the private sector and includes discussions on how transboundary rivers demonstrate China’s engagement with its riparian countries for benefit sharing. This book will be an invaluable reference for researchers in the field as well as practitioners and students who have an interest in water and development in China.
Author(s): Seungho Lee
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2021
Language: English
Pages: 405
City: Cham
Acknowledgments
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction
Background
Purpose and Scope of the Book
Major Issues
Structure of the Book
References
2 Water and Development
Introduction
Water and Sustainable Development
Water for Economic Growth
Water for Social Development and Ecosystems
Conclusion
References
3 Overview of Water Resources
Introduction
Water Resources
Total Water Resources and Climate
Uniqueness of Water Resources in China
Groundwater Resources
Rivers
Lakes
Water Supply
Water Use
Water Quality
Overall Situation
Major Polluting Sources
Flood and Drought
Flood
Drought
Climate Change Impacts
Conclusion
References
4 Water Plan and Governance System
Introduction
Plans
Three Red Lines 2011
Water Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan 2015 (Water Ten Plan)
Governance Structure
River Basin Management: Seven River Basin Commissions
Laws and Regulations
Environmental Protection Law 1989 and 2015
Environment Impact Assessment Law 2002
Environmental Protection Tax Law 2018
Water Law 1988 and 2002
Water and Soil Conservation Law 1991 and 2010
Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law 1984, 1996, 2008, and 2018
Flood Control Law 1997
Fisheries Law 1986 and Grassland Law 1985
Conclusion
References
5 Sustainable Water Use
Introduction
Water Shortage
Water Pricing
Water Rights Trading
Virtual Water and Water Footprint
Conclusion
References
6 Water Quality Management
Introduction
General Framework
Ecological Red Lines 2016
Conventional Programs
River (Lake) Chief System
Water Pollution Trading
Case Study: Tai Lake Algae Incident in 2007
Conclusion
References
7 Water Resources Development
Introduction
Dam Development
Development of Large Dams
Three Gorges Dam
Water Transfer Projects
Water Transfer Projects in China
The South North Water Transfer Project
Eastern Route
Middle Route
Western Route
Further Implications
Conclusion
References
8 Water and Wastewater Service Market
Introduction
Development of Water and Wastewater Service Market
Governance Structure and Regulatory Frameworks
Primary Policy Drivers
Legal and Regulatory Settings
Reshuffling of Organizations
Market Analyses
Market Situations
Modes of Water and Wastewater PPP Projects in China
Major Players
Implications
Challenges
Opportunities
Conclusion
References
9 Transboundary Rivers
Introduction
Transboundary Rivers in China
Water Diplomacy Strategies of China
China and the 1997 UN Water Convention and Its Transboundary River Cases
Case Study: The Lancang-Mekong River Basin
Complex River System with the Primary Interest, Hydropower
The Era of the Mekong River Commission from 1995 to 2015
Emergence of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Since 2015
Conclusion
References
10 Conclusion
References
Index
