March 13, 2025
Water scarcity, uneven water distribution, and frequent droughts have long hampered China’s environmental and economic sustainability. In response to these challenges, China promulgated the Water Law in 1988, which stipulated fees for the direct extraction of groundwater by cities, to promote the rational use and management of water resources.… Read More
January 20, 2025
As climate change continues to affect populations globally, a pressing concern is that neither governments nor the general public may be adequately prepared to respond to and recover from the risks posed by a changing climate in a timely manner.… Read More
December 20, 2024
Egypt’s historical dependence on the Nile for water security, once seemingly guaranteed by the High Aswan Dam, is now severely threatened by a confluence of factors.… Read More
December 5, 2024
Humanity faces a looming water crisis, that is exacerbated by climate change. Here, Maitreyee Mukherjee and Cecilia Tortajada make a plea for urgency on how water is valued and governed across countries. Too often water is only considered as a local problem whereas they make the case that water needs to be framed as a global common good, and its governance must cut across multiple dimensions.… Read More
November 21, 2024
In a rapidly changing world, the economic and political hefts of the Global South have steadily increased and the West’s global dominance is being challenged, with China becoming the first serious competitor to the US.… Read More
September 24, 2024
Among water professionals and in the media there are often extensive discussions on national and international water crises. However, all water problems and their solutions are local. There may be a few common aspects but the contexts of and solutions to the water problems differ from one country to another.… Read More
September 5, 2024
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the people’s congress system. Five experts share their views with China Daily on how the rule of law and whole-process people’s democracy safeguard the overall development of the country.… Read More
China has been developing its river ethics with its own unique national characteristics to ensure that the technical, economic, environmental and ethical aspects of rivers are properly taken care of, which should further improve its current river management practices.… Read More
March 22, 2024
Desalination is not the only approach that will be required to solve the world’s water scarcity problems. However, it will likely emerge as a central pillar to manage water scarcity.… Read More
January 13, 2024
China accounts for nearly 21 percent of the global population but has only 6 percent of the world’s freshwater, and per capita water availability in China is about 25 percent of the global average. Hence, to ensure long-term water security, China’s water management practices and processes have to be one of the best in the world.… Read More