Water as a human right for the Middle East and North Africa

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Biswas, Asit K. (-), Rached, Eglal, Tortajada, Cecilia
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Routledge 2008.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Routledge studies in the growth economies of Asia.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario: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 gover.
Descripción Física:ix, 191 p.
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
ISBN:9781552503805