... worldwide, specifically regarding water rights and privatization.

Historically a common trust, water is now bought and sold as a private ... a significant opening salvo in the water wars. In 2001, water warriors there regained control of their water supply and defied all odds by driving

... US. Saliba and Bush describe how a water market functions, and how prices signal the value of water based on scarcity, quality, and

The Texas-based International Water Law Project website was created to ... pertinent information on international water law and policy and related topics.

... South Africa and South Australia, Water Rights - An International and ... essential elements a well-structured water rights system, which ensures that the multiple functions of water resources are reasonably balanced, and

... in the assessment of the process of water conflict prevention and resolution. ... and tabular formats. - International water event database: A searchable database documenting historical international water relations from 1948 to 1999. -

Water management plays an increasingly ... unavoidable. Proposals to address water shortages are usually based on two key assumptions: (1) water is a commodity that can be bought and

... look at the growing scarcity of fresh water and the increasing privatization and ... Vivendi, et al.) through their water subsidiaries are making water a ... criticize mandatory privatization of water services as a condition of debt

... appropriation system of allocating water rights. The following is an excerpt ... the two lobes of our brain. Colorado water law establishes the right of water ... New uses and changes in existing water rights continue to exist and evolve

... to demonstrate the need to establish water as a human right and thereby raise the right to water to the status of customary international law. Human rights law is the best approach for ensuring