3.5 MWR and Related Ministries After 2018
77
and environmental information network; establishing and implementing an
ecological and environmental quality notification system; and issuing integrated national ecological and environmental comprehensive reports and other
important information.
– Organizing to conduct the central ecological and environmental protection
inspection. Establishing and improving the ecological and environmental
protection inspection system; organizing and coordinating the central ecological and environmental protection inspection; authorized by the central government to inspect local governments and regional departments and hold them
accountable for the effective implementation of central ecological and environmental protection policy; and guiding local government in conducting
ecological and environmental protection inspection.
– Being responsible for integrated ecological and environmental administrative
enforcement.
• The MEM was set up to merge national emergency forces and resources. It incorporates the water-related disaster control responsibilities of the MWR and the
functions of the National Flood Control and Drought Resistance Headquarters.
The Ministry is in charge of the emergency management of the country, including
guiding and coordinating water-related disaster control.
The MWR is optimized to incorporate the State Council Three Gorge Project
Construction Committee and its office, as well as the State Council South-to-North
Water Transfer Project Construction Committee and its office. The MWR’s mission
is to implement national water resources policy and decisions. The functions of the
MWR after 2018 include the following:
(1) Being responsible for guaranteeing the rational development and utilization of
water resources. Drafting water resources strategic plans and policies, legislation and regulations; formulating departmental rules; organizing the compilation of key water resources plans including the national water resources
strategic plan, river basin comprehensive plan for major state rivers and lakes,
flood control plan, and others.
(2) Being responsible for overall water resources allocation and guaranteeing
water supply for domestic, productive, and eco-environmental uses. Organizing the implementation of a stringent water resources management strategy;
implementing the integrated supervision and management of water resources;
drafting and supervising the implementation of the national and cross-regional
medium- and long-term water supply and demand plans and water resources
allocation plans; in charge of water resources regulation for key river basins,
regions, and major water transfer projects; organizing the implementation of
the water abstraction permit, water resources justification and flood-control
justification systems, and guiding the implementation of water resources
fee/tax system; and guiding water supply in the water sector (under the MWR)
and managing rural and township water supply.
77
and environmental information network; establishing and implementing an
ecological and environmental quality notification system; and issuing integrated national ecological and environmental comprehensive reports and other
important information.
– Organizing to conduct the central ecological and environmental protection
inspection. Establishing and improving the ecological and environmental
protection inspection system; organizing and coordinating the central ecological and environmental protection inspection; authorized by the central government to inspect local governments and regional departments and hold them
accountable for the effective implementation of central ecological and environmental protection policy; and guiding local government in conducting
ecological and environmental protection inspection.
– Being responsible for integrated ecological and environmental administrative
enforcement.
• The MEM was set up to merge national emergency forces and resources. It incorporates the water-related disaster control responsibilities of the MWR and the
functions of the National Flood Control and Drought Resistance Headquarters.
The Ministry is in charge of the emergency management of the country, including
guiding and coordinating water-related disaster control.
The MWR is optimized to incorporate the State Council Three Gorge Project
Construction Committee and its office, as well as the State Council South-to-North
Water Transfer Project Construction Committee and its office. The MWR’s mission
is to implement national water resources policy and decisions. The functions of the
MWR after 2018 include the following:
(1) Being responsible for guaranteeing the rational development and utilization of
water resources. Drafting water resources strategic plans and policies, legislation and regulations; formulating departmental rules; organizing the compilation of key water resources plans including the national water resources
strategic plan, river basin comprehensive plan for major state rivers and lakes,
flood control plan, and others.
(2) Being responsible for overall water resources allocation and guaranteeing
water supply for domestic, productive, and eco-environmental uses. Organizing the implementation of a stringent water resources management strategy;
implementing the integrated supervision and management of water resources;
drafting and supervising the implementation of the national and cross-regional
medium- and long-term water supply and demand plans and water resources
allocation plans; in charge of water resources regulation for key river basins,
regions, and major water transfer projects; organizing the implementation of
the water abstraction permit, water resources justification and flood-control
justification systems, and guiding the implementation of water resources
fee/tax system; and guiding water supply in the water sector (under the MWR)
and managing rural and township water supply.