Evolution of integrated approaches to water resource management in Europe and the United States: some lessons from experience (English)

This report highlights some of the key policy, legal and institutional issues encountered in the management of water resources, drawing primarily upon experience in Europe and the USA. The objective is to identify issues and lessons that are most relevant for the situation now existing in China, where, despite legislative and institutional reforms, water scarcity and deteriorating quality clearly pose a growing threat to continued economic growth.

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Cao, Y.S.;

Warford,Jeremy James;
Document Date
2006/04/01
Document Type
Working Paper (Numbered Series)
Report Number
37744
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
United States, Europe,
Region
Europe and Central Asia, Other,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Evolution of integrated approaches to water resource management in Europe and the United States: some lessons from experience
Keywords
water

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Cao, Y.S.; Warford,Jeremy James.

Evolution of integrated approaches to water resource management in Europe and the United States: some lessons from experience (English). China addressing water scarcity background paper series ; no. 2 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/532381468314680279

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