Thoroughly implementing the new water governance philosophy and accelerating the advancement of the water rights reform
On March 14,2014,General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered an important speech on ensuring national water security,putting forward the the new water governance philosophy of"prioritizing water conservation,balancing spatial dis-tribution,taking systematic approaches,and giving full play to the roles of both government and market".The reform of water rights is a significant measure to implement"giving full play of both the government and market",which is a key path for high-quality development of water conservancy in the new stage.This article summarizes the main progress and achieve-ments of the water rights reform,the existing difficulties and problems,and proposes policy suggestions for further promo-ting the reform of water rights.
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