Review Report on China's Sustainable Development 2004 - Water, Sanitation and Human Settlements Sector

Author: Office of the National Leading Group for Promoting the Strategy of Sustainable Development
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: The report primarily reflects the new progress in China's implementation of the sustainable development strategy in areas such as water, environmental sanitation, and human settlements, clarifies the obstacles and challenges faced in these fields, and proposes countermeasures for the future. The report is divided into 13 chapters, including comprehensive water resource management, rational allocation of water resources, urban and rural water supply, water conservation, utilization of unconventional water resources, flood control and disaster reduction, protection of water and soil resources in river basins, urban and rural environmental sanitation, school environmental education and sanitation, urban and rural housing development, urbanization and coordinated development of urban and rural areas, and urban and rural infrastructure and environment. Each chapter is elaborated in six parts: objectives and tasks, new progress, implementation measures, participation of various groups, obstacles and challenges, and countermeasures.