China's water security: Current status, emerging challenges and future prospects

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 54, Issue , 2015, Pages 106-125

  Jiang, Yong ^a,b  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

China; Climate change; Governance; Management; Wastewater; Water quality; Water resources; Water security; Water use; Water food energy nexus

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHINA; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; POLLUTION CONTROL; POPULATION GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; URBANIZATION; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84936875323     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2015.06.006     Document Type: Review

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