1. Integrated water resources management and drought risk management in Japan
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Tomoyuki Okada
- Subjects
0106 biological sciences ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,business.industry ,Natural resource economics ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Integrated water resources management ,Water supply ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,Supply side ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Water resources ,Promotion (rank) ,Drought risk ,Business ,Water saving ,Water resource management ,Water use ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Water Science and Technology ,media_common - Abstract
Japan has experienced several severe drought disasters in the past and is still suffering from drought conditions in some parts of the country every year. To cope with the drought disasters, Japan takes three types of countermeasures: (i) water resources planning and development as supply side measures; (ii) promotion of efficient water use as demand side measures; and (iii) coordinated drought risk management as risk control measures. Owing to continuous efforts in water resources development, water saving, and water recycling, drought risk is currently mitigated to some extent. Japan further needs to improve the drought safety level and secure stable water supply.
- Published
- 2016
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