River Basin Management: A Case Study Comparison of the Susquehanna River and the Changjiang River
This paper compares institutional arrangements for water resource management in two river basins, namely, those of the Susquehanna River in the United States and the Changjiang ( Yangtze River) in China. The Susquehanna River Basin Commission is composed of the US federal government and the three states of New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland through which the Susquehanna River passes. Under the authority of the Susquehanna River Basin Compact, the Commission deals with water resource problems throughout its vast drainage area. In contrast, the Water Resources Commission of the Yangtze River, which runs through nine provinces and two provincial-level municipalities, has no representative of those provinces in the Commission. The Commission is under the authority of Ministry of Water Resources. As a result, Yangtze River Commission is relatively ineffective in mobilizing provincial governments in cross-boundary water resource management. A well established regulatory framework for river basin water resources management and a river basin agreement by key stakeholders is essential to water conservation, development, and administration. Establishing river basin commissions with memberships and active involvement of major stakeholders including provincial governments can provide an effective mechanism and is strongly recommended. As a sub-national, interprovincial administrative agency, the commission should engage in comprehensive planning, development, and management of water and related resources basin-wide. Its plans should focus on public goods and common interests across the river basin such as inter-province water quality, protection of wetlands, and migratory fish restoration which local governments have inadequate mandates, capacity, or interest in handling. Clarification of water rights and use of economic instruments, in particular pricing policies to reflect real economic costs of water, are essential.
Water resource Management Comparison Case study
Xiao Wei Zhou Gangyan
Bureau of Hydrology, Changjiang Water Resources Commission, Wuhan 430010, China Bureau of International Cooperation, Science & Technology, Changjiang Water Resources Commission, Wu
国际会议
The Fourth Yangtze Forum(第四届长江论坛)
南京
英文
60-65
2011-04-18（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）