Specification of a human right to water: a sustainability assessment of access hurdles
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DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2017.1342062
Abstract: ABSTRACT Any implementation of the right to water requires a sound specification. For that purpose, this article offers an innovative analytical framework. First, the object of the analysis should be the hurdles to access (pecuniary,… read more here.
Keywords: specification human; water; right water; human right ... See more keywords
Shifting the water paradigm from social good to economic good and the state’s role in fulfilling the right to water
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DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.111254.1
Abstract: Background: The problem currently faced is the availability of water to meet human needs, which is decreasing in number. On the one hand, there is a view that water is a commodity (economic good) while… read more here.
Keywords: social good; state; right water; economic good ... See more keywords
Water Security and the Right to Water in Southern Africa: An Overview
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DOI: 10.17159/1727-3781/2016/v19i0a1650
Abstract: The southern African region’s water-related problems are quite diverse. From the struggles of indigenous communities in Botswana to the cholera outbreaks in Zimbabwe; from the difficulties of poor communities in accessing basic water services to… read more here.
Keywords: water security; security right; water; right water ... See more keywords