China's Water Scarcity and “<i>Hexie Shehui</i> (Harmonious Society)”

Kim, Jih-Un

doi:10.1111/j.1976-5118.2008.00012.x

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“…At the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), in 2005, the concept of ‘building a harmonious society’ (Hexie Shehui) was proposed as a new model for development (CCP, 2006; Lam, 2005). It drew on ancient Chinese ideas of universal harmony and balance between man-nature (Kim, 2008). This also marked a substantial shift in the Chinese position within the UNFCCC negotiations, as it began to play a more proactive role in the build up to the Copenhagen summit.…”

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From Kyoto to Paris and Beyond: The Emerging Politics of Climate Change

Thakur

2021

India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs

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Anthropogenic climate change has emerged as the most disruptive socio-political issue in the last few decades. The Kyoto Protocol’s failure to curb the rising greenhouse gases emissions pushed the UNFCCC-led negotiations towards a more flexible, non-binding agreement at the Paris COP21 meeting in 2015. The Paris Agreement’s hybrid approach to climate change governance, where flexible measures like the nationally determined commitments are balanced against the ambition of limiting the global temperature within the two-degree range, ensured the emergence of an increasingly complex and multi-stakeholder climate change regime. The article outlines the roadmap of the transition from the top-down approach of Kyoto Protocol to the legally non-binding, bottom-up approaches adopted for the post-Paris phase. The article outlines the post-Paris developments in international climate politics, which hold long-term geopolitical and geoeconomic implications. The article focuses on the fundamental shifts and balances within the UNFCCC architecture and examines the four fundamental features of this transition—the interpretation of differentiation and common but differentiated responsibilities, the evolving role of emerging economies in the negotiations, the rising profile of non-party stakeholders in shaping the climate action strategies and the emergence of climate justice movements as an alternate site of climate action.

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From Kyoto to Paris and Beyond: The Emerging Politics of Climate Change

Thakur

2021

India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs

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“…The links between water shortage and economic losses are yet to be properly analyzed (Li et al, 2010), but it is estimated that more than half of these cities suffered a total of US$15 billion industrial production loss or ¥200 billion (Eko-Leder, 2011). The annual loss in grain production reached 20 million tons (Kim, 2008). A large proportion of the existing water resources are polluted.…”

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To pay more or use less: China’s urban water pricing regime and water awareness

Bi¹,

Guo

2011

Chan, F., Marinova, D. And Anderssen, R.S. (Eds) MODSIM2011, 19th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation.

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China is the most populous country in the world. Achieving the country's sustainability of water resources is vital for its economic development and social wellbeing. China's shrinking urban water availability has caused worldwide concern for which critics blame the country's poor water management policies. Recently a water price hike has been unanimously suggested by politicians and international bodies to curb urban water consumption. By reviewing urban water pricing practices and analyzing relevant data for Tianjin City, this paper finds that the water pricing regime in China has not proved to be effective for urban water saving. On the contrary, residents and households in China have been under more financial pressure to bear the brunt of the water crisis.Further problems and challenges associated with water issues and how they impact on China's policies and strategies are also discussed. Most importantly, by establishing a national sustainability strategy model, this paper suggests that water saving publicity and education can play a key role in easing China's water crisis. The findings inform policy makers as to how to deal with China's water shortage while sustaining a quality economic growth.

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