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| agency_name = Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China
| nativename_a = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|中华人民共和国水利部}}}}
| nativename_r = {{small|''Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Shuǐlìbù''}}
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| seal = National Emblem of the People's Republic of China (2).svg
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| seal_caption = [[Emblem of the People's Republic of China]]
| image = Ministry of Water Resources of China (2021033018504320220804122420).jpg
| formed = {{start date and age|df=yes|1954|9}}
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| jurisdiction = {{flag|[[Government of China}}]]
| headquarters = [[Beijing]]
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| minister1_name = [[Li Guoying]]
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| deputyminister1_name = [[Tian Xuebin]]
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| deputyminister2_name = [[Wang Daoxi]]
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| deputyminister3_name = [[Liu Weiping]]
|parent_agency = [[State Council of the People's Republic of China|State Council]]
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| deputyminister4_name = [[Zhu Chengqing]]
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|website = [http://www.mwr.gov.cn/ www.mwr.gov.cn/]{{deadlink|date=October 2022}}
| deputyminister5_name = [[Chen Min (politician)|Chen Min]]
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| chief1_name = [[Wang Xinzhe]]
| chief1_position = Leader of Discipline Inspection & Supervision Team
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| parent_agency = [[State Council of the People's Republic of China|State Council]]
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| agency_type = [[Ministries of the People's Republic of China|Constituent Department of the State Council]] (cabinet-level executive department)
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The '''Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China''' is thean department[[Ministries withinof Chinathe People's Republic of China|executive department]] of the [[CentralState Council of the People's GovernmentRepublic of China]] responsible for managing water resources in [[China]]. It is the 18th-ranking department of the State Council.
 
== History ==
However, there are several authorities responsible for water management in China. [[Water pollution]] is the responsibility of the environmental authorities, but the water itself is managed by the Ministry of Water Resources. Sewage is administered by the [[Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development]], but groundwater falls within the realm of the [[Ministry of Land and Resources of the People's Republic of China|Ministry of Land and Resources]].<ref>[http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/789-China-s-environmental-governance China's environmental governance<!--Bot-generated title-->]</ref>{{Update inline|date=February 2019|reason=That ministry has been dissolved}}
In 2018, some of the Ministry of Water Resources environmental policy functions were transferred to the newly created [[Ministry of Ecology and Environment]] (MEE),<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Lewis |first=Joanna I. |title=Cooperating for the Climate: Learning from International Partnerships in China's Clean Energy Sector |date=2023 |publisher=The [[MIT Press]] |isbn=978-0-262-54482-5 |location=Cambridge, Massachusetts}}</ref>{{Rp|page=95}} including responsibility over water function zoning and watershed protection.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=Decoding Chinese Politics |url=https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/decoding-chinese-politics |access-date=2 October 2023 |website=[[Asia Society]]}}</ref> The Ministry of Water Resources also absorbed the Three Gorges Project Construction Committee and the South-North Water Diversion Project Construction Committee.<ref name=":02" />
 
== Functions ==
The Ministry's duties include issuing water permits and fees, irrigation and drainage, conservation of water and soil, water technology, hydrology, flood control, drought relief, and international water issues and cooperation. It also directs the river basin authorities for six major river systems.<ref name=":02" />
 
However, thereThere are several authorities responsible for water management in China. [[Water pollution]] is the responsibility of the environmental authorities, but the water itself is managed by the Ministry of Water Resources. Sewage is administered by the [[Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development]], but groundwater falls within the realm of the [[Ministry of Land and Resources of the People's Republic of China|Ministry of Land and Resources]].<ref>[http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/789-China-s-environmental-governance China's environmental governance<!--Bot-generated title-->]</ref>{{Update inline|date=February 2019|reason=That ministry has been dissolved}}
 
== Leaders ==
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* [[Water resources of China]]
* [[Water supply and sanitation in China]]
* [[Ministries of the People's Republic of China]]
 
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929125920/http://www.mwr.gov.cn/english/ Ministry of Water Resources Official website (English)]
* [http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/789-China-s-environmental-governance China's environmental governance - 中国与世界,环境危机大家谈]
 
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