The UN Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of safe water for 88 percent of the globe's population already has been surpassed.
Clouds contain a vast amount of valuable water resources, and China boasts a potential reserve of 280 billion tonnes of cloud water to tap each year.
A shortage of water quality monitoring stations is hindering China's ability to mitigate damage done by chemical spills in the nation's waterways, a senior official responsible for water resources said.
China faces a tougher situation in water resources in the future as demand increases amid the country's rapid industrialization and urbanization.
China will keep its water conservation policies consistent and stable this year to bring benefits to farmers, a senior official said Thursday.
Northeast China's Liaoning province is poised to implement the most stringent regulations in its history to address the over-exploitation of groundwater.
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