Framework for Healthiness Assessment of Water Cycle to Decide the Priority of Enhancement and Restoration Plans

The water cycle in watersheds is vulnerable due to climate change; hence, the need for sustainable watershed management increasing. This paper suggests a framework healthiness assessment of provide guideline systematic considering previous and current states. suggested aims prioritize restoration enhancement plans based on graded elements by watersheds. composed two procedures: problem-focused identify problems such as flood, drought, river depletion highest priority select plans. method each metric Korean Framework Act Water Management. was applied four different South Korea. proven be an effective practical emerging watershed. can contribute providing technical information detect problem objectively diagnosing with various potential via assessment.