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Addressing China’s Growing Water Shortages and Associated Social and Environmental Consequences

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dc.contributor.authorShalizi, Zmarak
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-21T20:15:53Z
dc.date.available2012-06-21T20:15:53Z
dc.date.issued2006-04
dc.description.abstractChina has experienced a wide-scale and rapid transformation from an agricultural based economy to the manufacturing workshop of the world. The associated relocation of the population from relatively low density rural areas to very high density urban areas is having a significant impact on the quantity and quality of water available as inputs into the production and consumption process, as well as the ability of the water system to absorb and neutralize the waste byproducts deposited into it. Water shortages are most severe in the north of the country, where surface water diversion is excessive and groundwater is being depleted. In addition, the quality of water is deteriorating because of pollution, thereby aggravating existing water shortages. The biggest challenge ahead will be for national and local governments to craft policies and rules within China's complex cultural and legal administrative system that provide incentives for users to increase efficiency of water use, and for polluters to clean up the water they use and return clean water to stream flows. Using a standard public economics framework, water requirements for public goods-such as ecosystem needs-should be set aside first, before allocating property rights in water (to enable water markets to function and generate efficient allocation signals). Even then, water markets will have to be regulated to ensure public goods, such as public health, are not compromised. Until water markets are implemented, staying the course on increasing water and wastewater prices administratively and encouraging water conservation are necessary to reduce the wasting of current scarce water resources, as well as the new water supplies to be provided in the future.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/6733895/addressing-chinas-growing-water-shortages-associated-social-environmental-consequences
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3895
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8708
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 3895
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGGREGATE WATER DEMAND
dc.subjectAGGREGATE WATER USE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL RUNOFF
dc.subjectALLOCATION OF WATER
dc.subjectANIMAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectANNUAL PRECIPITATION
dc.subjectAQUATIC LIFE
dc.subjectAQUATIC SYSTEMS
dc.subjectAVAILABILITY OF WATER
dc.subjectAVAILABLE WATER
dc.subjectBENEFICIAL USES
dc.subjectCHANNELS
dc.subjectCLEAN WATER
dc.subjectCLIMATIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectCOASTAL AREAS
dc.subjectCOD
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION OF WATER
dc.subjectCOST OF WATER
dc.subjectCULTIVATED AREA
dc.subjectDEEP WELLS
dc.subjectDELTAS
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR WATER
dc.subjectDEMAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectDEMAND MANAGEMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF WATER
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE DEMAND
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectESTUARIES
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFISHING
dc.subjectFLOOD PROTECTION
dc.subjectFRESH WATER
dc.subjectFRESHWATER LAKES
dc.subjectGLACIERS
dc.subjectGROSS VALUE
dc.subjectGROUND WATER
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER TABLES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectINCENTIVES FOR USERS
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL GROWTH
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL USE
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL WATER
dc.subjectINTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectINVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectLARGE URBAN CENTERS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
dc.subjectMARINE AREAS
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF WATER
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL WASTEWATER
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL WASTEWATER DISCHARGES
dc.subjectMUNICIPALITIES
dc.subjectPESTICIDES
dc.subjectPOINT SOURCES
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUMPING
dc.subjectQUALITY OF WATER
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectRAW SEWAGE
dc.subjectRENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectRESIDENTIAL DEMAND
dc.subjectRIVER BASIN
dc.subjectRIVER BASINS
dc.subjectRIVERS
dc.subjectRURAL VILLAGES
dc.subjectSALTWATER INTRUSION
dc.subjectSCARCE WATER
dc.subjectSCARCE WATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectSILT
dc.subjectSUBSIDENCE
dc.subjectSUPPLY OF WATER
dc.subjectSURFACE RUNOFF
dc.subjectSURFACE WATER
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE USE
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE WATER
dc.subjectTOILETS
dc.subjectTREATING WASTEWATER
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN WATER
dc.subjectUSE OF WATER
dc.subjectWASHING
dc.subjectWASTE WATER
dc.subjectWASTE WATER TREATMENT
dc.subjectWASTEWATER DISCHARGE
dc.subjectWASTEWATER TREATMENT
dc.subjectWATER ALLOCATION
dc.subjectWATER AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectWATER BODIES
dc.subjectWATER CHARGES
dc.subjectWATER CONSERVATION
dc.subjectWATER CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectWATER DEFICIT
dc.subjectWATER DEMAND
dc.subjectWATER DIVERSION
dc.subjectWATER FLOW
dc.subjectWATER LOGGING
dc.subjectWATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER MARKETS
dc.subjectWATER NEEDS
dc.subjectWATER POLLUTION
dc.subjectWATER PRICES
dc.subjectWATER PRICING
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectWATER QUANTITY
dc.subjectWATER REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCE
dc.subjectWATER RIGHTS
dc.subjectWATER SCARCITY
dc.subjectWATER SECTOR
dc.subjectWATER SHORTAGE
dc.subjectWATER SHORTAGES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLIES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWATER SYSTEM
dc.subjectWATER SYSTEMS
dc.subjectWATER TREATMENT PLANTS
dc.subjectWATER USE
dc.subjectWATER USE EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectWATER USE IN AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectWATER USER
dc.subjectWATER USER ASSOCIATIONS
dc.subjectWATER UTILIZATION
dc.subjectWATER WITHDRAWALS
dc.subjectWATERS
dc.subjectWATERSHEDS
dc.subjectWATERWAYS
dc.subjectWELLS
dc.subjectWUA
dc.titleAddressing China’s Growing Water Shortages and Associated Social and Environmental Consequencesen
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/6733895/addressing-chinas-growing-water-shortages-associated-social-environmental-consequences
okr.globalpracticeWater
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3895
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryChina
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Town Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.topicWater Resources::Water and Industry
okr.topicWater Resources::Water Conservation
okr.topicWater Resources::Water Use
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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