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Water pollution, ecological damage and fragmented governance are pressing issues across the world. Weak supervision and a lack of accountability have caused widespread degradation of rivers and lakes.

Guided by Chinese President Xi Jinping's ecological governance philosophy, China launched the river chief system in 2016. It addresses the problems of divided water management, optimizes water ecological assessment and advances ecological conservation. Over the past decade, remarkable progress has been made. The share of high-quality surface water keeps growing, and major waterways like the Yangtze and Yellow rivers remain at stable Class II water quality.

Governmental river chiefs, non-governmental volunteers and local residents work together to protect the water. China's successful river governance model provides a replicable blueprint and practical solutions for global water ecological preservation.

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The Art of Governance: How river chiefs protect China's water ecology