Diversity of Agricultural Water Management — An Analysis of the Policies in the People's Republic of China —

摘要

Tackling water shortages will become one of the biggest international agendas by the middle of the 21st century. How to manage water resources is affected by international politics, because these resources are connected to worldwide population growth,lack of natural resources and damage to the environment caused by economic growth and inconsiderate use of water. Discussions on water management sometimes cause confusion and misunderstandings among people because the background of each person is different. There are many reasons for these differences. Some articles mentioned differences of water management in dry areas and wet areas (Fukui, 1987).