Access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation is essential for human survival and for maintenance of a decent quality of life. Currently, more than a billion people do not have access to safe drinking water and more than 2 billion people lack proper sanitation. In 1992, the United Nations proc...

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Main Author:	Tortajada, Cecilia (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London International Development Research Centre 2008
Subjects:	Menschenrecht Human rights > Africa, North Human rights > Middle East Water rights > Africa, North Water rights > Middle East Wasserversorgung Naher Osten Nordafrika Mittlerer Osten Aufsatzsammlung
Summary:	Access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation is essential for human survival and for maintenance of a decent quality of life. Currently, more than a billion people do not have access to safe drinking water and more than 2 billion people lack proper sanitation. In 1992, the United Nations proclaimed that water should be considered to be a human right. This position, however, has not been accepted by many developed and developing countries. This book systematically and comprehensively analyses the legal development of the concept of water as a human right:. Implications for national governments, and international and national organisations. Progress made on this front in different Middle East and North African countries. Obstacles to universal access to water-related services and how they can be overcome
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Physical Description:	1 online resource (202 pages)
ISBN:	9781552503805 9780415461351