Maintaining water quality to protect benefits
Maintaining water quality to protect benefits
Wastewater
(Domestic/Industrial/Agricultural)
Wastewater
(Domestic/Industrial/Agricultural)
Waterfront cities
Waterfront cities
"Life Below Water"
"Life Below Water"
What’s new in WEPA
Recent Activities
WEPA Partners
Water Environment Partnership in Asia (WEPA)
WEPA is a network sharing knowledge among 13 countries in Asia. The programme was established in 2004, aiming to improve the water environment in Asia by providing partner countries with relevant information and knowledge to strengthen water environmental governance.
Recent Publications
Pickup Country
Republic of Korea
Alongside exponential growth in GDP, per capita water use in the Republic of Korea has also grown. However, it has seen a marked decrease in recent year. Seasonal variation in water availability remains a challenge for the country’s water management, especially in light of water-related disasters exacerbated by climate change. About two thirds of the annual precipitation falls in the monsoon season between June and September. There are four major river basins in Korea, namely the Han, Geum, Nakdong and Yeongsan-Seomjin.