Overcoming water scarcity and quality constraints: Recognizing Water Rights

The time when water could be freely used without being subject to legal rights and obligations is past. Because of population growth, industrial and agricultural development, and new water technologies, water has become increasingly scarce.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: von Benda-Beckmann, Franz and Keebet
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2001
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156282
Description
Summary:The time when water could be freely used without being subject to legal rights and obligations is past. Because of population growth, industrial and agricultural development, and new water technologies, water has become increasingly scarce.