China has been facing increasingly severe water scarcity that seriously threatens the socio-
economic development and its sustainability of this country. This paper is intended to …

China has been facing increasingly severe water scarcity, especially in the northern part of
the country. China's water scarcity is characterized by insufficient local water resources as …

China's water policies in the past decades have relied heavily on the construction of
massive water conservancy projects in the form of dams and reservoirs, water transfer …

Abstract “Water security” has come to infiltrate prominent discourse in the international water
and development community, and achieving it is often viewed as a new water sector target …

Rapid economic growth in China has presented great challenges to its water resource
managers due to a scarcity of water resources, severe water pollution, growing domestic …

As the world's top two economies, the United States (US) and China face a number of similar
water resources problems. Yet, few studies have been done to systematically compare …

This report reviews China's water scarcity situation, assesses the policy and institutional
requirements for addressing it, and recommends key areas for strengthening and reform. It is …

A water crisis has prompted the Chinese government to develop an ambitious water
conservancy plan. However, the plan may not achieve water sustainability and may cause …

Water security is a major challenge for science and society. We review the rapidly growing
literature on water security from the perspective of risk science and management …

Sponsored by the Asian Development Bank, Asian Water Development Outlook is a future-
oriented analysis of water security for the Asian countries. The future water problems of the …