The water manifesto : arguments for a world water contract

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The water manifesto : arguments for a world water contract

Riccardo Petrella ; translated by Patrick Camiller ; foreword by Mario Soares

(Global issues)

Zed Books, 2001

  • : pbk
  • : pbk. : South-East Asia
  • : pbk. : Southern Africa
  • : pbk. : Canada
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Manifeste de l'eau

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-123) and index

"University Press, Dhaka. White Lotus, Bangkok. Fernwood Publishing, Halifax. David Philip, Cape Town. Books for Change, Bangalore."

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内容説明

One and a half billion people across the world lack drinking water and another two lack clean water generally. In 20 years time these numbers will have doubled. Agricultural and industrial pollution is degrading the quality of fresh water supplies everywhere. And we lack a body of international law regulating the right to fresh water supplies. Should access to water be a universal human right? Should the provision of water be left in the hands of privatized corporations? Riccardo Petrella analyses the obstacles in the way of an adequate response to these issues and sets out a cogent critique of a market-oriented system that sees water as a commodity rather than a precious community resource and fundamental human right. This book calls for a world water contract enshrining fresh water as an essential good to which all people have a right. It should be controlled by communities in the public interest, and with international rules for its equitable management and distribution. He also calls on citizens, NGOs and parliamentarians all over the world to mobilize around these demands, as well as for an immediate programme of fresh water provision for the rural and urban poor.

目次

The Role of Politics: A Preface - Mario Soares 1. Achieving the First Revolution of the 21st Century 2. The Obstacle: The Lords of Water 3. Building a Different Future: A World Water Contract 4. Conclusions The Water Manifesto: A Summary Appendixes

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