Policy effectiveness of water conflict management: A textual analysis of the Nansi Lake

Global warming and social and economic development have led to conflicts over water resources that have gradually become one of the most disruptive factors in the global political landscape. Resolving international water conflicts is of great significance for maintaining the peaceful development of countries (regions). This paper considers the Nansi Lake located on the provincial border of Jiangsu and Shandong in eastern China as an example. Based on the textual analysis, this paper analyzes the specific data of the historical conflict resolution of the Nansi Lake to study the effectiveness of the management policies of water conflict in the Nansi Lake, namely administrative law enforcement, administrative consultation, civil consultation, policy regulation, and engineering measures. Furthermore, this paper also makes the following optimization recommendations for the policy of water conflict management by considering the successful circumstances for the policies to be applied: strengthen the government's deterrence in administrative law enforcement to promote the development of policies; promote administrative consultation and equal dialogue and exchanges among parties; understand the positions of the different parties in the civil consultation and ensure their independence of cooperation and analysis; improve the ability of scientific decision-making and effective operation for water administration department; strengthen construction management, especially effective supervision. HIGHLIGHTS Statistical analysis on historical events of water conflict in the Nansi Lake is made.; Statistical analysis on policy measures of water conflict in the Nansi Lake is conducted.; Statistical analysis on policy effects of water conflict in the Nansi Lake is implemented.; Effective governance policy for mitigating water conflict in the Nansi Lake is explored.;