The Rise and Transfer of the River Chief System: A Review of Chinese Water Governance and Its Potential to Transfer to the Global Community

Dolowitz, David Peter ORCID: 0000-0002-3469-2362 (2024) The Rise and Transfer of the River Chief System: A Review of Chinese Water Governance and Its Potential to Transfer to the Global Community Sustainability, 16 (19). p. 8535. ISSN 2071-1050, 2071-1050

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Abstract

As a result of water sustainability issues, China has enacted a range of policies to improve its water ecosystem since the middle of the 20th century. These measures include the creation of the Seven River Conservancy Commissions, the development (combination and recombination) of ministries and departments to address environmental pollution and degradation, and recently, the implementation of the river chief system. Considering the importance of global water sustainability and the positive impact Chinese measures have had in this area, the author will examine if the river chief can be transferred to other political jurisdictions. To do this, the author gathered data using keyword searches of the Web of Science and Google Scholar, official government sites, media sites and key international organizations. Based on this, the author reviews the development of the river chief system in the context of broader ecological reforms, places the rise of the river chief in the context of potential lessons for future improvement, and speculates on the possibility that China could transfer the river chief to countries facing similar challenges in their water governance regimes.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	policy transfer, river chief, water management, China
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences > School of Histories, Languages and Cultures
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	07 Oct 2024 10:08
Last Modified:	28 Feb 2026 01:02
DOI:	10.3390/su16198535
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3184912
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