水治理如何“两手发力”

"两手发力"是强化水治理、保障水安全的基本途径,核心是正确处理水治理中政府与市场的关系。政府要发挥基础性作用,通过履行宏观调控、市场监管和公共服务等职能来保障水安全。同时,要不断扩大市场在水资源配置和水务管理中的作用,通过提高效率和吸纳社会参与改进水治理。水治理中政府与市场的关系不是相互割裂、相互对立、相互排斥,而是相互结合、相互补充、相互促进。当前,理顺水治理中政府与市场关系的关键是积极完善政府职能,加快转变政府职能。

How to strengthen roles of both government and market in water governance

Strengthening roles of both government and market is fundamental for water governance and water security. The key point is to properly deal with relationship between government and market. Despite of the government role of macro control, market supervision and public service, it is necessary to built up the role of market in water resources allocation and water affair management, in order to increase efficiency and attract general public to participate in water governance. The relationship between government and market in water governance is not conflict or isolated, but supplementary and facilitated of each other. Thus perfection is needed for clarifying responsibilities and roles of government so as to accelerate pace of transaction of government functions in China.