물 위기에 대비한 물관리위원회의 개선방안에 관한 연구 -물 안보(Water Security) 관련 법을 중심으로-

Water focuses on how society values water as a resource and supports this transition. This transformation is built on water governance, the capacity of governments to manage water equitably and efficiently. The traditional concept of security is expanding from a state-centered, military perspective to an individual and community-centered, human-centered perspective. The expansion of the concept of security from state-centered security to human-centered security has led to a substantial and significant change in the perception of security at the individual and community level. The urgency of water security is based on the declining availability of water resources, deteriorating water quality, and unequal distribution of water resources in a given region and time, and the resulting conflicts between users at the national and international levels. Water security can be exacerbated in situations of water risk, and to date, national legislation on water resources has focused primarily on the limited goal of ensuring cooperation between administrative entities. As a result, it is centered on the issue of quantitative sharing of water and the establishment of dispute resolution mechanisms. "In the case of the Basic Act on Water Management, the Basic Act on Water Management provides the basic philosophy of water management and the basic direction of water management policy, thereby contributing to the consolidation of the water management system that had been dispersed by various laws and ministries in relation to natural disaster preparedness, water resource utilization, and repair facilities since the enactment of the River Act, and establishing a foundation for cooperation among administrative agencies by providing the basic direction and principles of national water management policy. However, from a water security perspective, it raises the issues of (1) Dam management as a military target, (2) reuse of industrial wastewater, (3) groundwater quality management in the process of sustainable water cycle, (4) decentralization of responsibility for flood-related norms, and (5) the need for prevention measures against ground subsidence. To address these issues, this study suggests ways to improve the Water Management Committee, which was established for the purpose of integrated water resource management. The scope of water security should be managed to include the social, economic, and cultural values of water, especially for sustainable access for future generations.