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Water resources have been one of the most important areas of the Bank's lending during the past three decades. Water is an increasingly scarce resource requiring careful economic and environmental management. As the demand for water increases for human, industrial and irrigated agriculture, new challenges call for new approaches to supplying water sources. This paper proposes a new approach to managing water resources built on the lessons of experience. At the core of the approach is the adoption of a comprehensive policy framework and the treatment of water as an economic good, combined with decentralized management and delivery structures, greater reliance on pricing and fuller participation by stakeholders. The paper discusses conditions and challenges in managing water; suggests improving water resources management; and discusses the Bank's role in water resource management. It also describes the Bank policy on dealing with water resources management projects.

Water resources development

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Irrigation --- Water resources development

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China faces a major challenge in managing its scarce water resources to sustain economic growth in the years ahead. This report provides an overview of China's water scarcity situation, assesses the policy and institutional requirements for addressing it, and recommends key areas for strengthening and reform. The issues covered in the report are water governance, water rights, water pricing and affordability, watershed ecological compensation, water pollution control, and emergency prevention. The report's recommendations identify the key measures needed to effectively address these issues.

Water resources development --- Water-supply

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The key objective of the study is to analyze whether Rajasthan can achieve its economic growth targets with its available water resources and current water allocation pattern. In the above context, the study analyses the water use in agriculture, domestic and industrial(including power) sectors of Rajasthan. It identifies the water allocation patterns in different sectors and calculates the water intensity in each of these sectors. It brings out the constraints that the available water may pose towards achieving the economic growth targets of the State and suggests various strategic options and interventions that policy makers may consider to meet the economic growth target.

Water Policy & Governance --- Water Resources