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Water use and rights

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posted on 2012-03-20, 13:38 authored by Sue Cavill, M. Sohail (Khan)
United Nations treaties guarantee the human right to water. Although states must fulfill this human right and businesses must respect the state’s obligation, approximately 900 million people around the world do not have access to safe drinking water. Despite growing awareness of the need for sustainable water use by companies, increasing global population and inequitable access to water will create controversy and lead to conflict.

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  • Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

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  • Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)

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CAVILL, S. and SOHAIL, M., 2010. Water use and rights. IN: Laszlo, C. ... et al. (eds). Encyclopedia of Sustainability, Volume 2: Business of Sustainability. Massachusetts, USA: Berkshire Publishing Group, pp. 478 - 483

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© Berkshire Publishing Group

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  • VoR (Version of Record)

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2010

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This book chapter was published in the book, The Encyclopedia of Sustainability, Volume 2: The Business of Sustainability [© Berkshire Publishing Group LLC]. The publisher's website is at: http://www.berkshirepublishing.com/

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9781933782133

Language

  • en

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