WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN ASIA VOL.I; MAIN REPORT

1. INTRODUCTION -- I. The Importance and Characteristics of Water II. Water Pressures and Development in Asia III. The Bank's Role in Asian Water IV. The Asia Water Resources Study. Objectives. Scope of Work. Report Framework 2. EMERGING WATER AND LAND CONSTRAINTS IN ASIA -- I. Introduction. General. Population Pressure on Land and Water Resources. Renewable Water Resources and Their Use II. Economic Sectors. Irrigation and Food Production. Flood Control and Drainage. Domestic Water and Sanitation Services. Hydropower Generation III. Water Quantity and Quality Interactions. Competition for Water Use between Sectors. Pollution of Water Resources IV. Concluding Remarks V. References 3. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK -- I. Introduction. General. Areas of Government Action II. Legislation and Water Rights Agreements. Water Legislation. International Water Rights Agreements. Interprovincial Water Rights Agreements III. Rights and Regulatory Powers. The Administration of Water and Land-Use Rights. Water Allocation. Standards, Regulations and Administrative Rules IV. Agency Functions and Organization. Introduction. Assignment of Functions. Data Collection and Dissemination. Policy. Planning and Oversight. Provision of Water Services V. Concluding Remarks. 4. WATER RESOURCES PLANNING AND LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT -- I. Introduction. Planning Goals, Objectives and Policies. Planning Scope. Issues in Water Planning. II. National and Provincial Planning. National Development Planning. National Water Policies and Planning III. Regional Planning. Rural Development. Urban and Industrial Development IV. Basin Planning.-- International Basins. Domestic Basins V. Project and Program Planning. General Planning. Program Planning VI. Concluding Remarks VII. References 5. REAL-TIME MANAGEMENT OF WATER RESOURCES -- I. Introduction. Constraints on Real-Time Management. Plans For Operation and Maintenance. Issues in Real-Time Management. Public Awareness and Participation II. Basin Operations. International Rivers. Interprovincial Rivers. Basin Water Operations. III. Scheme-Level Operation and Maintenance. General. Scheme Operations. Scheme Maintenance IV. Regulatory Management. General. Groundwater Management. Water Quality Management. Water Conservation V. Concluding Remarks VI. References 6. ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL POLICY -- I. Introduction. Constraints on Economic Pricing. Issues in Financial Management II. The Economic Context. Macroeconomic Interactions. The Pricing Context III. Financial Management. Organization and Agency Structure. Cost Recovery and Service Charges. Funding Capital and O&M Expenditures. 7. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT -- I. Background. Introduction. Population Growth and Water Demands. The Future Threat of Drought. Global Warming II. Environmental Considerations of Water Development. Non-point Pollution by Fertilizers and Pesticides. Water Logging and Secondary Soil Salinization in Irrigation Systems. Efficient Use of Irrigation Water. Overdraft of Groundwater. Pollution by Urban Waste Waters. Industrial Pollution. Safe Water Supply and Health. Instream Water Uses. Preservation of Wetlands Catchment Degradation. Creation of Reservoirs and the Environment. III. Environment in the Context of Managing Water Resources. General. Environmental Assessment IV. Social Issue in Water Resources Development. Preamble. Resettlement and Relocation. Public Participation in Decision Making and Oversight. Water User's Associations V. References 8. THE BANK'S ROLE IN WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT I. Introduction The Bank's Past Involvement Scope of the Chapter II. The Lending Program. Project Support Portfolio. Implementation Performance of Water Resource Development Projects Operational Performance of Water Resource Development Projects III. Economic and Sector Work Programs, Technical Assistance and Aid Coordination. Economic and Sector Work. Technical Assistance. Aid Coordination. 9. FUTURE BANK STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMS I. Introduction. A Proposal for Change Bank Strategies and Approaches. Bank Activities II. Lending Operations in Water Resources Country (Provincial) Water Resources Sector Projects. Country Water Resources Sector Support Projects. Interjurisdictional Resources Development and Management Projects. Multipurpose and Single Purpose Sector Projects. III. Strategy Implementation. Regional and Country-Specific Strategies. Regional Organizational Arrangements. Country Discussions. Documentation for Country Strategies.

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