Global International Waters Assessment: Yellow Sea, GIWA Regional Assessment 34

United Nations Environment Programme

dc.contributor.author	United Nations Environment Programme
dc.coverage.spatial	China
dc.date.accessioned	2016-10-11T20:08:29Z
dc.date.available	2016-10-11T20:08:29Z
dc.identifier.uri	https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/8820
dc.description	This report presents the results of the GIWA assessment of the Yellow Sea region and the adjacent Bohai Sea sub-system. The Yellow sea is a semi-enclosed water body bordering the Chinese mainland to the west and the Korean Peninsula to the east. Results from the assessment of the Bohai sub-system, which is entirely located within China and therefore not considered transboundary, is also presented. Freshwater shortage, habitat and community modification and unsustainable exploitation of fish and other living resources were assessed to be the priority concerns in both sub-systems. The past and present status and future prospects are discussed, and the transboundary issues are traced back to their root causes. Increased population growth and mass migration to urban areas is a major root cause in this region. Policy options have been recommended to mitigate environmental and socio-economic impacts and to secure the region's future prosperity.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), GEF, University of Kalmar, Sweden
dc.rights	Public	en_US
dc.subject	natural resource
dc.subject	resource conservation
dc.subject	resources management
dc.subject	water
dc.subject	water analysis
dc.subject	water conservation
dc.subject	water consumption
dc.subject	water demand
dc.subject	water management
dc.subject	water monitoring
dc.subject	water protection
dc.subject	water quality
dc.subject	water resource
dc.subject	water resources management
dc.subject	water utilisation;environmental assessment
dc.subject	freshwater conservation
dc.subject	freshwater degradation
dc.subject	freshwater ecosystem
dc.subject	freshwater monitoring
dc.subject	fresh water pollution
dc.subject	freshwater resource
dc.subject	pollution control
dc.subject	pollution cost
dc.subject	water pollution
dc.subject	environmental conservation
dc.subject	environmental impact
dc.subject	environmental impact assessment
dc.subject	environmental protection
dc.subject	coast protection
dc.subject	coastal area
dc.subject	coastal ecosystem
dc.subject	coastal environment
dc.subject	coastal pollution
dc.subject	coastal water
dc.subject	marine conservation area
dc.subject	marine ecosystem
dc.subject	sea resource
dc.subject	sea water protection
dc.subject	coastal fishing
dc.subject	coastal management
dc.subject	river basin development
dc.subject	river management
dc.subject	water resources conservation
dc.subject	water resources development
dc.subject	transboundary pollution
dc.subject	environmental pollution
dc.title	Global International Waters Assessment: Yellow Sea, GIWA Regional Assessment 34
dc.type	Reports, Books and Booklets	en_US
wd.identifier.sdgio	http://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000048