Institutional Change in Water Rights in China: A Study of Water Rights Confirmation and Registration in Delingha City

To achieve the transformation of water rights institution in China from administrative management to property institution, it is high significance discuss principle confirmation, connection, and change. In this paper, we present process, result, experience, problems authors’ involvement confirmation registration Delingha as methods designer confirmation. The conclusions paper follow: (1) Equity must be priority while considering principles Complying verifying results historical distribution, strengthening public participation, selecting persuasive scientific indicators are main components that embodied concept equity. (2) Water recognize revise distribution result old institution. Macroscopically, based on upper limits set by “Three Red Lines” ecologically sustainable requirements, dual-control method “matching use Three consumption available resources” was used control total rights. From a microscopic point view, abstraction permit core indicator after checking with other data. (3) institutional logic, responsibilities roles government, intellection users have changed Registration key distinguishing traditional