Water as a human right

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ID19929950
AuthorsJohn Scanlon, John E Scanlon (International Union for Conservation of Nature (Bangladesh)), Angela Cassar (International Union for Conservation of Nature (Bangladesh)), Noemi Nemes (International Union for Conservation of Nature (Bangladesh))
Year2004
Pages53
Publication date2004-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueWater as a Human Right? (Iucn Environmental Policy and Law Paper) (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherIUCN (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2305/iucn.ch.2005.eplp.51.en
OpenAlexW1487084071
Open LibraryOL8942171M
ISBN9782831707853
LanguageEN
Citations received10

Formally acknowledging water as a human right could encourage the international community and governments to enhance their efforts to satisfy basic human needs and to meet the Millennium Development Goals. But critical questions arise in relation to a right to water. What would be the benefits and content of such a right? What mechanisms would be required for its effective implementation? Should the duty be placed on governments alone, or should the responsibility also be borne by private actors? Is another 'academic debate' on this subject warranted when action is really what is necessary? Without claiming to prescribe the answers, this publication clearly and carefully sets out the competing arguments and the challenges

Political science · Right of way · Environmental law and policy · Human Rights and Development · Law · Water Governance and Infrastructure · Developing countries · Environmental Conservation & Protection - General · Human rights · Nature · Nature/Ecology · Water · Water-supply

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