Evaluating water ecological achievements of leading cadres in Anhui, China: Based on water resources balance sheet and pressure-state-response model. (1st October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tang, Yunshu; Zhou, Qiaoyun; Jiao, Jian-Ling
• Is Part Of: Journal of cleaner production. Volume 269(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-10-01
• Subjects: Water resources balance sheet -- Outgoing audit -- Water security -- Water ecological achievements; PSR Pressure-State-Response -- NRBS Natural resources balance sheet -- OANRA Outgoing audit of natural resource assets -- WRBS Water resources balance sheet -- GDP Gross domestic product -- OAWRA Outgoing audit of water resource assets -- SEEA-W System of Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting-Water -- AWAS Australian Water Accounting Standard -- SNA System of National Accounts -- EWM Entropy weight method; Factory and trade waste -- Management -- Periodicals; Manufactures -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Déchets industriels -- Gestion -- Périodiques; Usines -- Aspect de l'environnement -- Périodiques; 628.5
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122284
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0959-6526

Abstract

Abstract: Water scarcity has become a common problem worldwide. To realize the sustainable development of water resources, exploring the compilation of the water resources balance sheet and implementing outgoing audits of water resource assets for leading cadres is of great significance. To evaluate regional water security, this study took the water resources balance sheet as the data carrier of outgoing audits and organically combined the results with the evaluation of leading cadres' water ecological achievements. The water ecological achievements of the three provincial governors in Anhui province from 2013 to 2017, including those who have left office (leading cadres A and B) and who is currently in office (leading cadre C), were evaluated. The results indicate the following. (1) Both A and B's water ecological achievements were "good, " and the water security level changed from "relatively unsafe" to "proximity safe" during A's tenure, while it improved from "proximity safety" to "relatively safe" during B's tenure. (2) The water security level in 2017 was stable at "relatively safe, " and the current leading cadre C's water ecological achievement was "good, " but the performance in improving the state of water resources still needs to be strengthened. The results of this research have some implications for water resource management in other regions, especially countries where the governance system is similar to that of China. Graphical abstract: Image 1 Highlights: The system of water resources balance sheet is used as the data carrier. The water quality is included in the water resources balance sheet system. Define water ecological achievements according to the change of water security. The replacement of leading cadres has a negative impact on the water security.