The guiding principles for water resources management (see section ) should be reflected in the long-term strategy. For example, management at the lowest appropriate level should be pursued through the identification of the lowest appropriate level for all identified key functions, irrespective of the present level of management. For some functions, the lowest appropriate level is a local authority or unit, while for other functions it is a central authority (. Case Study I, India). The case study for China (Case Study II), however, provides an example of the opposite approach, . centralised control of pollution. Table gives an.
