The Scarcity of Water, Emerging Legal and Policy ResponsesEdward Brans Springer Netherlands, 1997 M05 14 - 299 pages The threat of water scarcity touches human populations and ecosystems worldwide. This work overviews the various legal responses to conflicts involving water as a resource. It addresses the continuous development of water law in the face of new water shortage scares. The distinguished team of contributors analyses the nature of the problem, international water law, legal and policy responses to water scarcity in selected regions, and the emergence of a new body of economic water law. Contributing experts in the field of water law and policy reveal the diverse and dynamic development of water law and the interaction between the legal and policy responses at the international, regional, and national levels. A result of the conference `Scarcity of Water, International, European and National Legal Aspects' held at the Faculty of Law of the Erasmus University, Rotterdam in October 1995, this book also contains a selection of papers presented at the conference. |
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... problems surrounding fresh water featured prominently . Agenda 21 refers to " the widespread scarcity , gradual ... problems . 2.2 The problems defined There are four major global problems concerning fresh water : ( a ) shortage of ...
... problems surrounding fresh water featured prominently . Agenda 21 refers to " the widespread scarcity , gradual ... problems . 2.2 The problems defined There are four major global problems concerning fresh water : ( a ) shortage of ...
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Edward Brans. problems.26 The main problems involve hydrology , quality , availability of water and the river's ecosystem . The hydrological problems can be summarized as follows . The water supplies in the whole of the Rhine river basin ...
Edward Brans. problems.26 The main problems involve hydrology , quality , availability of water and the river's ecosystem . The hydrological problems can be summarized as follows . The water supplies in the whole of the Rhine river basin ...
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... problems in arid climate due to losses from the necessary storages ) , and three spots that more than 100 per cent would be needed ( extreme problems , not sustainable ) . The overview indicates that already in 1990 water development ...
... problems in arid climate due to losses from the necessary storages ) , and three spots that more than 100 per cent would be needed ( extreme problems , not sustainable ) . The overview indicates that already in 1990 water development ...
Contents
Chapter | 3 |
Water Scarcity Challenges for the Future | 21 |
Conflicts of interest | 22 |
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