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With climate change impacts accelerating, we need to re-think the human right to water

This year’s theme for World Water Day is Water and Climate Change. The recent Australian drought and flooding in the UK and East Africa show how climate change is leading to extreme events that create both uncertainties and irregularities in water availability, with far-reaching impacts on human wel...

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Main Authors: Mehta, Lyla, Ringler, Claudia, Varghese, Shiney
Format: Opinion Piece
Language:Inglés
Published: Institute of Development Studies 2020
Subjects:
human rights
health
covid-19
water
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
food security
hand hygiene
drinking water
poverty
climate change
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143371
Summary:This year’s theme for World Water Day is Water and Climate Change. The recent Australian drought and flooding in the UK and East Africa show how climate change is leading to extreme events that create both uncertainties and irregularities in water availability, with far-reaching impacts on human wellbeing and ecosystem health. In all cases, the poor and marginalised people are most at risk. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy will further heighten the existing vulnerabilities of the poor.

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