Water Crisis as a Security Issue: Water Securitization in People’s Republic of China

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.211206.033How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Water Crisis; Water Scarcity; Securitization; China

Abstract

The global water crisis has caused a wide range of problems. Several studies focus on the worldwide distribution of water and its impact on economic sector, human health, and the social and political aspect. However, This study then discusses the water crisis as a security issue in China by exploring policies and projects in China toward water crisis. There are a tendency, The state is the primary actor in any securitization process then water issue might be turned into an national security problem. This article uses qualitative approach with document as the secondary data. This article finds that securitization process in People’s Republic of China (PRC) is essentially a state-centred project, which means that the state plays an important role in securitizing issue. The securitizing actor, the People’s of Republic of China government, takes a speech act on water issue. The government also implement a strict control to support its water policies.

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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Gita Karisma
AU  - Hasbi Sidik
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/07
TI  - Water Crisis as a Security Issue: Water Securitization in People’s Republic of China
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Indonesia Conference on Interdisciplinary Studies (IICIS 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 236
EP  - 242
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211206.033
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211206.033
ID  - Karisma2021
ER  -