The human face of water security. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David Devlaeminck, Zafar Adeel, Robert Sandford, editors.
• Editors: Devlaeminck, David; Adeel, Zafar; Sandford, Robert
• Contents: Contributors; List of Abbreviations; Boxes, Figures, and Tables; Boxes; Figures; Tables; Chapter 1: The Human Face of€Water Insecurity; 1.1 Water Security and€Insecurity; 1.2 The World Had Been Warned; 1.3 Water in€the€World We€Want; 1.4 The 2030 UN Transforming Our World Sustainable Development Agenda; 1.5 Why Careful Water Management & A€Stable Climate Are Critical to€Sustainability; 1.6 Separating the€Hype from€the€Hope in€Paris: The€Hype; 1.7 Separating the€Hype from€the€Hope in€Paris: The€Hope; References. Chapter 2: Water Security as€the€Centerpiece of€the€Sustainable Development Agenda2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Global Context; 2.2.1 Uniqueness of€the€Development Agenda; 2.2.2 Paris Agreement and€Water Security; 2.3 Intersection of€Sustainable Development and€Water Security; 2.3.1 Correlation Between€Social Marginalization and€Water Insecurity; 2.3.2 Human Rights as€a€Driving Force for€Development?; 2.4 Roadblocks to€Achieving Water Security; 2.4.1 Insufficient Resource Mobilization; 2.4.2 Overcoming Capacity Gaps; 2.5 Framing Enabling Policies; 2.5.1 Priority Setting by National Governments. 2.5.2 Bringing Innovation to€Resource Mobilization2.5.3 Role of€the€"International Community"; 2.6 Conclusion: Outlook for€Success of€the€SDGs; Annex 2.1: The€Millennium Development Goals; References; Chapter 3: Water, Law and€Equity; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Equity in€International Law; 3.2.1 International Environmental Law; 3.2.2 International Human Rights Law; 3.2.3 International Water Resources Law; 3.3 Functions of€Equity in€International Water Law; 3.3.1 Equity as€a€General Principle of€Law; 3.3.2 Procedural Equity; 3.3.3 Equity as€a€Substantive Rule of€Apportionment. 3.4 Equity as€Proportionality3.4.1 Proportionality and€Maritime Delimitation; 3.4.2 Proportionality and€Shared International Water Resources; 3.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Water as€a€Human Right in€the€Global South: Ethical, Legal and€Sociopolitical Dimensions; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Water Crisis, Water Security and€Human Rights; 4.3 The Human Right to€Water: Ethical and€Legal Dimensions; 4.3.1 Ethical Dimension; 4.3.2 The Legal Dimension; 4.3.2.1 General Comment 15 of€the€International Covenant on€Economic, Social and€Cultural Rights Regarding€Water. 4.3.2.2 Resolutions of€the€United Nations General Assembly and€the€Council on€Human Rights Recognizing the€Human Right to€Drinking Water and€Sanitation4.4 The Human Right to€Water: Sociopolitical Dimensions; 4.4.1 States and€the€Human Right to€Drinking Water and€Sanitation: A€Proposal from€the€United Nations; 4.4.2 Civil Society and€the€Human Right to€Water: Some Examples of€Violations and€Achievements in€Latin America; 4.5 Final Comments; References; Chapter 5: Crime, Corruption, Terrorism and€Beyond: A€Typology of€Water Crime; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Water Crime by Mismanagement of€Water.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 363.6/1; Environment; Water security; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Water Supply; Water security; Environment; Sustainable Development; Human Rights; Water, general; Law -- International; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Hydrology; Human rights; Hydrology & the hydrosphere; Sustainable development; Science -- Environmental Science; Sustainability; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319501611; 3319501615
• Related ISBNs: 9783319501604; 3319501607
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 22, 2017).
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